[3] Laurent Ripart, by contrast, suggests that Ermengarde may have been the sister of Humbert of Savoy, who was part of the entourage of Rudolf III of Burgundy.
[4] Alternatively, François Demotz argues that Ermengarde was a member of the Sigiboldides (or Siboldi) dynasty, who were also part of Rudolf III's entourage.
[16] and Ermengarde intervened in many of Rudolf's other acts, including donations to the monastery of Saint-Martin de Savigny,[17] and the Abbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum.
[18] Acting independently, Ermengarde made a donation to Cluny for the sake of Rudolf's soul,[19] and endowed the monastery of Saint-Martin de Savigny in 1031.
[21] After Rudolf's death in September 1032, Ermengarde and her son Hugh arranged for the transfer of the crown of Burgundy and the Holy Lance to Emperor Conrad II.