mother of Petronilla

• Not the wife of Hugo, Archchancellor of the Empire
• seen as Regina de la Franks of Auxerre

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The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England: Foulques I "le Reux" (Fulk the Red, Fulco Rufus). (Commentary section) < link >

Given the contemporary evidence which shows the gradual rise of Foulques, first without title, then as viscount, finally as count, most scholars have rejected the legendary account of Foulques's ancestors in Gesta Consulum Andegavorum [e.g., Mabille (1871), Werner (1958), Settipani (1997)]. For a recent attempt to find some history in the account of Ingelger and his "ancestors" in Gesta Consulum Andegavorum, see Bachrach (1989) [also, see Settipani (1997) for a response to Bachrach's attempts]. Thus, although Ingelger’s name is well documented, nothing certain can be said about him.

The other "ancestors" could be outlined as follows:

Supposed grandfather (probably mythical): Tertullus.

Supposed grandmother (probably mythical): Petronilla, consanguinea of Hugues "the Abbot", d. 886.

Although the "duke of Burgundy" who was supposedly a relative of Petronilla is not explicitly named in Gesta Cons. Andegav. in the passage mentioning Petronilla's supposed marriage to Tertullus, it is clear from context that the person intended is Hugues "the Abbot" (who does not appear to have actually held the title of "duke of Burgundy").

From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Frankish Nobility

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FRANKISH%20NOBILITY.htm#PetronillaM...

Q. FAMILY of HUGUES [DUKE of BURGUNDY]

1. HUGUES .

m ---. The name of Hugues's wife is not known.

Hugues & his wife had two children:

a) HUGUES . The Gestis Consulum Andegavensium names "Hugo Dux Burgundiæ, filius alterius Hugonis" was "ex parte matris suæ [Fulco] consanguineus"[547]. [Duke of Burgundy]. This is the only reference so far identified to a duke of Burgundy in the late 9th century and should presumably therefore be treated with caution. (Is this Hugues "the Abbot"?)
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b) PETRONILLA .

The Gesta Consulum Andegavensium records the marriage of "Tertullus nobilem dux" and "ducis Burgundiæ filiam nomine Petronillam"[548].

The Chronico Turonensi names "Ingelgerius comes Andergavensis" as "nepos Hugonis Ducis Burgundiæ"[549].

m TERTULLUS, son of TORQUATIUS & his wife ---.