Eilika of Schweinfurt
| Eilika of Schweinfurt | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Saxony | |
| Tenure | 1020 - 1055/1056 |
| Born | c. 1005 Schweinfurt |
| Died | after 10 December 1059 Schweinfurt |
| Spouse | Bernard II, Duke of Saxony |
| Issue | Ordulf, Duke of Saxony Herman Gertrude of Saxony Hedwig Ida |
| House | Schweinfurt |
| Father | Henry of Schweinfurt |
| Mother | Gerberga of Gleiberg |
Eilika of Schweinfurt (c. 1005 – after 10 December 1059) was Duchess consort of Saxony.
She came from a Bavarian noble family as the daughter of Margrave Henry of Schweinfurt and Gerberga of Gleiberg (970 – aft. 1036).[1][2]
Around 1020, Eilika married Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and was mother of:[1][2]
- Ordulf, Duke of Saxony (1022 – 1072)
- Herman (d. 1086)
- Gertrude (d. 1115), married Floris I, Count of Holland in 1050 and Robert I, Count of Flanders in 1063
- Hedwig, married Engelbert I, Count of Spanheim (d. 1096)
- Ida (d. 31 Jul 1102), married Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine (d. 1065) with the county of La Roche as a dowry, and Count Albert III of Namur
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Eilika Schweinfurt" (in French). Histoire de l'Europe et de la Mediterranee.
- ^ a b "Eilika Margravine of Schweinfurt". Mathematical.
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