Gertrude of Brunswick

Gertrude of Brunswick
Margravine of Meissen
Bornc. 1060
Brunswick
Died9 December 1117 (aged 56–57)
BuriedBrunswick Cathedral
Noble familyBrunonids
Spouse(s)Dietrich II, Count of Katlenburg
Henry, Margrave of Frisia
Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
IssueDietrich III of Katlenburg
Richenza of Northeim
Otto III of Northeim
Henry II, Margrave of Meissen
Gertrude of Northeim
FatherEgbert I, Margrave of Meissen
MotherImmilla of Turin

Gertrud of Brunswick (German: Gertrud von Braunschweig; c. 1060 – 9 December 1117)[1][2] was Countess of Katlenburg by marriage to Dietrich II, Count of Katlenburg, Margravine of Frisia by marriage to Henry, Margrave of Frisia, and Margravine of Meissen by marriage to margrave Henry I.

She served as regent of the County of Katlenburg during the minority of her son Dietrich III of Katlenburg in 1085-?, as regent of the Margrave of Frisia during the minority of her son Count Otto III of Northeim in 1090-?, and as regent of the County of Northeim during the minority of her son Henry II, Margrave of Meissen in 1103-?. She was also one of the leaders of the insurrections against Emperor Henry IV and his son Henry V.

  1. ^ Posse, Die Wettiner, p. 42.
  2. ^ Schirrmacher, Friedrich Wilhelm (1879), "Gertrud", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 9, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 71–72