BLIESGAU Richilde b. 0970 Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. Aft 1015: Freeman-Smith Family Tree

0970 - Aft 1015 (~ 46 years)

Name	BLIESGAU Richilde
Birth	0970	Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
Gender	Female
Death	Aft 1015
Notes	Richilde was the wife of Theodoric / Thierry, Duke of Upper Lotharingia, with whom she was named in 992. [1] Richilde is considered most likely to have been a daughter of Folmar [III] Graf im Bliesgau. [2] Folmar [III] im Bliesgau married a woman named Bertha who was the sister of Berengar, Chorbishop of Trier.The couple are considered likely to have been the parents of several children although their filiation is not considered to be certain: [2] Folmar [IV], who married Gerberge of Verdun and who succeeded as Graf im Bliesgau Stefan, who became the Bishop of Toul Richilde, who is considered to have been the wife of Theodoric / Thierry, Duke of Upper Lotharingia Evidence related to Richilde as the wife of Theodoric / Thierry, Duke of Upper Lotharingia comes from a charter related to the inheritance of associated properties: [2] The relationship is suggested by a charter dated 1076 under which Pibon Bishop of Toul granted privileges to the priory of Laître sous Amance, founded by "comitissæ Sophiæ", in which she declared that the castle of Amance belonged to "Theodericus dux, comitissæ avus" who had inherited it from "comiti Folmaro in Asmantia". The reference would be explained if Folmar had been Duke Thierry's father-in-law. Children of Thierry and Richilde Thierry and Richilde had three children: [1] Frederic, born in about 998, who married Mathilde of Swabia (the widow of Konrad Duke of Carinthia), and succeeded his father as Frederic II Duke of Upper Lotharingia Adalbero, born in about 1000, who as a child was appointed to succeed his uncle Adalbero as Bishop of Metz and was consecrated as a child but died soon thereafter Adelais / Adela, born between 995 and 1015 and later married Waleran [I] Comte d'Arlon Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dukes of Upper Lotharingia 959-1033 by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed Aug 2025 (see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grafen von Bliesgau, Grafen von Bliescastel, Grafen von Hüneburg by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed Aug 2025 (see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
Person ID	I58900	Freeman-Smith
Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

Father	BLIESGAU Folmar, b. Abt 0940, Bliesgau, Lotharingia d. Abt 0994, Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 54 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F347298	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family LOTHARINGIA Thierry, b. Abt 0965, Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. Apr 1027, Gorze, Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 62 years)

Children

1. LORRAINE Frederick, b. Abt 0995 d. Abt 18 May 1026 (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F26203 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Jan 2026