Gisela daughter of louis the pious sons
•
Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious
Frankish noble, daughter of Louis the Pious
Gisela (born 820) was the only daughter of Louis the Pious and his second wife, Judith of Bavaria. She married the powerful and influential Eberhard, Duke of Friuli, later canonized as Saint Eberhard, with whom she had several children including KingBerengar I of Italy, Margrave of Friuli. Gisela was renowned for her piety and virtue, much like her namesake, Gisela (the sister of Charlemagne), who had chosen the religious life from girlhood.
Her dowry consisted of many rich domains including the fisc of Cysoing; located at the center of the country of Pèvele, Cysoing was one of the most beautiful fiscs in the region and became one of her and Eberhard's regular residences. They founded a monastery there, in the 850s, which was not completed until after their deaths.[1]
The nunnery San Salvatore was given to her after Ermengarde, wife of Lothair I. For a time, she served as both abbess a
•
Skriv utLegg til bokmerke
|