METZ Adalbert

1005 - 1048  (43 years)

• Name	METZ Adalbert
  Birth	1005	Duchy of Upper Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Nov 1048	Thuin, Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire
  Notes	Adalbert de Metz (later Adelbert Graf von Metz (Comte de Metz), Duke of Upper Lotharingia) was the eldest son and first heir of Gerhard Graf von Metz and his wife Gisela / Giselle. [1] Note: Adelbert Graf von Metz is not considered to have been the Comte de Longwy (see Research Notes). Siblings Gerhard von Metz and his wife Gisela had eleven children: [1] Adalbert - succeeded his father as Graf von Metz and appointed Duke of Upper Lotharingia in early 1047 but was killed in battle near Thuin in Lower Lotharingia on 11 Nov 1148 Gerhard - who succeeded his elder brother as the Duke of Upper Lotharingia Konrad Adalbero Beatrix Odelrich Cuono Oda Azeline Ida Adelheid Adalbert, who as the eldest of eleven children, initially succeeded his father and Emperor Heinrich III appointed him as the Duke of Upper Lotharingia in early 1047. [1] Adalbert von Metz was killed in battle near Thuin in Lower Lotharingia (today Thuin, Hainaut, Belgium) on 11 Nov 1148. He was succeeded by his younger brother Gerhard. Research Notes Note re suggestions that Adalbert von Metz could also have been the Comte de Longwy: [2] The suggestion that Adalbert [Albert] [later Adalbert Duke of Upper Lotharingia], son of Gerhard Comte [de Metz] & his wife Gisela --- (-killed in battle near Thuin 11 Nov 1048) was Comte de Longwy appears to be incorrect. It appears based on a misinterpretation of the Gesta Episcoporum Virdunensium which names "Albertum de Longui castro, quem…ducem", the text appearing to refer to the duke of Upper Lotharingia[753]. No other record has been found of Longwy being held by the family of the Grafen von Metz, between whom and the earlier comtes de Longwy no family relationship has been identified. Szabolcs de Vajay suggests that the Gesta Episcoporum Virdunensium incorrectly attributes Longwy to Duke Adalbert, confusing him with Albert [II] Graf von Dachsburg, first husband of Ermensende de Luxembourg who is later recorded as heiress of Longwy[754]. Vannérus highlights the solution to the problem, indicating that the Gesta’s “Longui castro” in fact indicated “Longcastre = Longchâtel = Longchâteau” and not Longwy “ainsi que Louis Schaudel l’a déjà prouvé”[755]. If that is correct Duke Adalbert was never Comte de Longwy. Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grafen von Metz - Adalbert 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 2024; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ Grafen von Metz - Note re Adalbert 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 2024; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
  Person ID	I59532	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	METZ Gerhard,   b. Abt 0986, Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. 14 Apr 1045, Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	UNKNOWN Gisela,   b. Abt 0990, Lorraine, France
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FOIX Clemencia,   b. Abt 1016, Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d. Apr 1035, Foix, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France (Age 19 years)
  Children	1. LONGWY Ermesinde,   b. 1025, Longwy, Meurthe Et Moselle, Lorraine, France d. 1058, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou, France (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026