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'''Gilbert''' (or '''Giselbert''') (c. 890 – 2 October 939) was the [[duke of Lotharingia]] (or [[Duchy of Lorraine|Lorraine]]) until 939. |
'''Gilbert''' (or '''Giselbert''') (c. 890 – 2 October 939) was the [[duke of Lotharingia]] (or [[Duchy of Lorraine|Lorraine]]) until 939. |
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The beginning of the reign of Gilbert is not clear |
The beginning of the reign of Gilbert is not clear. Lotharingia sided with [[Charles the Simple|Charles III]] in 911, who was deposed in [[West Francia]] in 922 by [[Robert I of France|Robert]] but remained king in Lotharingia, from where he tried to reconquer West Francia until being imprisoned in 923. |
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In 925, Gilbert swore fealty to King [[Henry the Fowler]] of Germany as duke of Lotharingia. Gilbert married Henry's daughter [[Gerberga of Saxony]] by 930. For whatever reason, Gilbert rebelled when Henry died in 936 and changed allegiance to [[Louis IV of France]], where the king had less authority. Gilbert managed to be practically independent for three years until he was defeated by the army of king [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] of Germany in 939 at the [[Battle of Andernach]]. Gilbert was made prisoner, and succeeded in fleeing but drowned while trying to cross the [[Rhine]]. Lorraine was given to [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria]]. |
In 925, Gilbert swore fealty to King [[Henry the Fowler]] of Germany as duke of Lotharingia. Gilbert married Henry's daughter [[Gerberga of Saxony]] by 930. For whatever reason, Gilbert rebelled when Henry died in 936 and changed allegiance to [[Louis IV of France]], where the king had less authority. Gilbert managed to be practically independent for three years until he was defeated by the army of king [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] of Germany in 939 at the [[Battle of Andernach]]. Gilbert was made prisoner, and succeeded in fleeing but drowned while trying to cross the [[Rhine]]. Lorraine was given to [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria]]. |
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Gilbert | |
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| Duke of Lorraine | |
| Titles and styles | The Duke of Lorraine |
| Born | 890 |
| Died | 2 October 939 (aged 49) |
| Noble family | House of Reginar |
| Spouse(s) | Gerberga of Saxony |
| Issue | Henry Alberade Hedwige Gerberge |
| Father | Reginar, Duke of Lorraine |
| Mother | Hersinda |
Gilbert (or Giselbert) (c. 890 – 2 October 939) was the duke of Lotharingia (or Lorraine) until 939.
The beginning of the reign of Gilbert is not clear. Lotharingia sided with Charles III in 911, who was deposed in West Francia in 922 by Robert but remained king in Lotharingia, from where he tried to reconquer West Francia until being imprisoned in 923.
In 925, Gilbert swore fealty to King Henry the Fowler of Germany as duke of Lotharingia. Gilbert married Henry's daughter Gerberga of Saxony by 930. For whatever reason, Gilbert rebelled when Henry died in 936 and changed allegiance to Louis IV of France, where the king had less authority. Gilbert managed to be practically independent for three years until he was defeated by the army of king Otto I of Germany in 939 at the Battle of Andernach. Gilbert was made prisoner, and succeeded in fleeing but drowned while trying to cross the Rhine. Lorraine was given to Henry I, Duke of Bavaria.