Gerswinde von Sachsen (768 - 794)

Nicknames:	"Gerswindis", "Gersvind", "van Saksen", "of Saxony", "de Saxe"
Birthdate:	768
Birthplace:	Ingelheim, Rheinhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, DE, Europe
Death:	Died 794 in Europe

Managed by:	John Aaron
Last Updated:	December 31, 2011

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Gersuinda, Charlemagne's concubine & 4th partner

Sharon's Temporary Note: Jan 2011: There is still a need for sources to verify the link between Gersuinda to Wittekind as his daughter.

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Charlemagne's first known concubine was Gersuinda.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne Mistress (4): GERSWINDA ---. Einhard names King Charles's concubine "Gersuindam Saxonici generis",[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAROLINGIANS.htm#_Toc240955192

By her he had:

4.1 Adaltrude (b.774) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne ADALTRUD . Einhard names "Adaltrud" daughter of King Charles by his concubine "Gersuindam Saxonici generis [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAROLINGIANS.htm#_Toc240955192

Please see Charlemagne Project for Source Details

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Alternative Data from merges:

B: c. 768, c. 775, c. 782 (but Adaltrude likely born 774? - Sharon)

Birth Place: Saxony

Death: c 784

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768	768	Birth of Gerswinde Ingelheim, Rheinhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, DE, Europe
774	774 Age 6	Birth of Adeltrude, Caroling/ian daughter of Charlem... Aachen, Koln, Nordrehein-Westfalen, Germany
785	785 Age 17	christened on 785 Saxony, Bavaria, Europe
794	794 Age 26	Death of Gerswinde at Europe Europe
799	799 Age 26	Marriage of Gerswinde von Sachsen to Charles Emperor... Aachen, Rhineland, Europe