Gisela of Burgundy, Marchioness of Montferrat

Gisela of Burgundy (1075–1135) was a Countess consort of Savoy[1] and a Marchioness consort of Montferrat. Gisela was the spouse of Humbert II, Count of Savoy and later of Rainier of Montferrat whom she married after Humbert's death.[2] Gisela was the daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and his consort Stephanie.

Gisela
Born1075
DiedMay 1135
Spouse(s)Humbert II, Count of Savoy
Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat
FatherWilliam I, Count of Burgundy
MotherStephanie

With her first husband, Humbert II, Count of Savoy, whom Gisela married in 1090, Giselaʻs children included:

By marriage to Rainier, Marquis of Montferrat, Giselaʻs children were:

References

  1. C.W. Previte-Orton, The Early History of the House of Savoy, (Cambridge University Press, 1912), 276–277.
  2. Beihammer, Parani & Schabel 2008, p. 183.
  3. Hamilton 2000, p. xxi.
  4. Commire 2000, p. 183.

Sources

  • Beihammer, Alexander D.; Parani, Maria G.; Schabel, Christopher D., eds. (2008). Diplomatics in the Eastern Mediterranean 1000-1500: Aspects of Cross-Cultural Communication. BRILL. ISBN 978-9047433033.
  • Commire, Anne, ed. (2000). Women in World History. Vol. Jab–Kyt. Yorkin Publications.
  • Hamilton, Bernard (2000). The Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Cambridge University Press.


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