Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. The duchy of Lorraine was the rump of the early medieval duchy of Upper Lotharingia, centred on Nancy. The difficulty is pinpointing the date when "Lotharingia" transformed into "Lorraine". This document sets out the family of the dukes from the accession of the Matfriede dynasty in the midth century. However, Lorraine gradually lost status and territory, especially after the rise of the comtes de Bar to the west of the duchy.
Lorraine was even briefly placed under the suzerainty of Bar during the early years of the 13th century [1]. Duke Thibaut I became embroiled in the dispute over the succession to the county of Champagne between and , when Friedrich II King of Germany invaded Lorraine and took the duke back to Germany as a prisoner.
The gradual assimilation of Lorraine into the French sphere of influence started with the reign of Duke Raoul, who succeeded in and spent most of his reign at the court of Philippe VI King of France. A significant increase in the number of marriages into French comital families can be observed from the end of the 13th century. However, formal French acquisition of Lorraine territory did not accelerate until the midth century, and the duchy was only finally annexed by the kingdom of France in after the death of Stanislas Leszczinski Duke of Lorraine, who was the father-in-law of King Louis XV.
In an earlier passage, the same source names " Odelrico comite et Gerhardo duce " as sons and successors of " Gerhardus comes marchio [et] cum uxore sua Gisela " [3]. Rege, Duce Gerardo, Ardulpho Tullensi comite It is likely that Hedwig was born during that latter part of the married life of her parents, given her own death in [] and her father's death before T he Liber Memoriales of Remiremont records the donation of " Haduydis ducissaβ¦consentientibus filiis suis duce Teoderico atque comite Girardo " [9].
Emperor Heinrich V granted him the title "Marquis" in [] [17]. Her parentage and both her marriages are deduced from the Cartulaire de Saint-Bertin in which is named " Gertrude filia Roberti Frisonis, vidua Henrici Bruselensis " mother of " Theodericum " who is in turn named " filium Theoderici ducis de Helsath " [21].
