Hedwig von Sachsen

922 - 965  (43 years)

• Name	Hedwig von Sachsen  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	922	Saxony, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 May 965	Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I15617	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	King of Germany Heinrich von Sachsen, I,   b. 876, Saxony, Germany d. 2 Jul 936, Saxony, Germany (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Countess Saint Matilda von Ringelheim,   b. 895, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 14 Mar 968, Saxony, Germany (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Walhausen, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   [4]
  	After Henry died, Matilda and her son Otto established Quedlinburg Abbey in his memory
  		_Henry and Matilda Saint Matilda von Ringelheim and Heinrich von Saschen
  Family ID	F5741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris Hugh Magnus,   b. 24 Aug 898, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 16 Jun 956, Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 938	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   [1, 3, 5]
  Children	1. Count of Paris - King of the Franks Hugh Capet,   b. 939, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 24 Oct 996, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 922 - Saxony, Germany Marriage - 14 Sep 938 - Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Death - 10 May 965 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Old World

  _Hedwig von Sachen Hedwige of Saxony (c. 910 – after 958), a member of the Ottonian dynasty, was Duchess consort of the Franks by her marriage to the Robertian duke Hugh the Great. Upon her husband's death in 956, she acted as a regent during the minority of their son Hugh Capet, the founder of the Elder House of Capet.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, Hedwig of Saxony 910-965. Hedwig von Saxony was born in 910 in Sachsen, Germany. She was the daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany (876-936) and Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, Queen (consort) of Germany (895-968). Hedwige of Saxony (also Hedwig, Hadwig) (c. 910 – May 10, 965) was a member of the Ottonian dynasty and a descendant of Charlemagne. Hedwig was a younger daughter of Henry I the Fowler, and his second wife Matilda of Ringelheim. Her siblings were Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor; Henry I, Duke of Bavaria; Gerberga of Saxony; and Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne. After her brother Otto I came to power, an alliance and marriage was arranged with Hugh the Great. Hedwig was Hugh's third wife. They married c.936/8. With Hugh, Hedwig had the following children: Hugh Capet, who was crowned King of France in 987. Emma (945-968), who married Richard I, Duke of Normandy in 960. Otto, Duke of Burgundy (945-965) Henry I, Duke of Burgundy (948-1002). When Hedwig's husband died in 956, her son Hugh Capet was still underage. Although Hugh inherited his father's estates, but did not rule independently. Along with her brother, Bruno, Hedwig acted as Hugh's regent until he came of age. Hugh and Hedwig's son, Hugh Capet was the founder of the Capetian dynasty. Princess Hedwig was of the Noble family: Liudolfing. Hedwig Princess of Germany Saxony died on 10 May 0965 in Aix, Correze, Limousin, France. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131668672/hedwig-of_saxony [S959] Wikipedia: Hedwig of Saxony, Hedwig von Sachen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig_of_Saxony [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Saint Matilda Von Ringelheim [S960] Wikipedia: Hugh Magnus, Hugh Magnus. Hugh the Great (c. 898 – 16 June 956) was the Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris. He was the son of King Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois, daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois. He was born in Paris, Île-de-France, France. His eldest son was Hugh Capet who became King of France in 987. His family is known as the Robertians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_the_Great