Gertrude of Dagsburg

Theobald and Gertrude in a 17th-century painting

Gertrude of Dagsburg (died 30 March 1225) was the reigning countess of Metz and Dagsburg (Dabo) between 1212 and 1225.[1][2] She was duchess consort of Lorraine by her short-lived marriage to Theobald.[2] She was also a trouvère composing poems set to music, which often revolved around tales of courtly love.[1]

Her mother was Gertrude of Baden, and her father was of Albert II,[3] count of Metz and Dagsburg (Dabo); she was his heiress.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Deeming, Helen; Heijden, Frieda van der (11 May 2023). Medieval Polyphony and Song. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-34083-0.
  2. ^ a b Tales of a Minstrel of Reims in the Thirteenth Century. CUA Press. 17 September 2021. ISBN 978-0-8132-3435-9.
  3. ^ According to the Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines.