Hedwig of Nordgau

Hedwig of Nordgau (c. 922 – after 993) was the wife of Siegfried of Luxembourg, first count of Luxembourg and founder of the country.

[1] She was of Saxon origin but her parentage is not known for certain.

Some sources claim that she was connected to the family of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.

[2] Described as "saintly" herself, Hedwig of Nordgau was the mother of Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, the seventh of eleven children from her marriage to Siegfried.

[3] Hedwig of Nordgau's children included: This Luxembourg biographical article is a stub.

This is a part of a scan of an historical document: Title: Schedelsche Weltchronik or Nuremberg Chronicle