Gerberga II | |
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Abbess of the Imperial Abbey of Gandersheim | |
Reign | 956–1001 |
Predecessor | Wendelgard |
Successor | Sophia I |
Born | c. 940 |
Died | Gandersheim Abbey | 13 November 1001
House | Ottonian Dynasty |
Father | Heinrich I |
Mother | Judith |
Religion | Catholic |
Gerberga II (c. 940 – 13 or 14 November 1001, also called Gerbirg or Gerburg) was the daughter of Henry I of Bavaria and his wife Judith, and a niece of Emperor Otto I. She was Abbess of Gandersheim from 956 to 1001 and personally instructed dramatist and poet Hrosvit of Gandersheim.[1] Under Gerberga's rule, Gandersheim Abbey served as an Ottonian center of cultural, spiritual, and intellectual life.