Hedwig of Saxony

Hedwig of Saxony
Detail from the Chronica sancti Pantaleonis, 12th century
Bornc. 910
Diedafter 958
SpouseHugh the Great
IssueBeatrice of France
Hugh Capet
Emma of Paris, Duchess of Normandy
Otto, Duke of Burgundy
Henry I, Duke of Burgundy
HouseOttonian dynasty (Liudolfings)
FatherHenry the Fowler
MotherMatilda of Ringelheim

Hedwig of Saxony (German: Hadwig; c. 910 – after 958-959) was a member of the Ottonian dynasty and wife of the Robertian duke Hugh the Great. Upon her husband's death in 956, she ruled the Robertian estates as a regent during the minority of their son Hugh Capet, the founder of the Elder House of Capet.