Gerberga I, Abbess of Gandersheim

Gerberga I
Abbess of the Imperial Abbey of Gandersheim
Reign874–896/7
PredecessorHathumoda
SuccessorChristina I
Bornc. 840
Died5 Sep 896/7
Gandersheim Abbey
HouseOttonian Dynasty
FatherLiudolf
MotherOda
ReligionCatholic

Gerberga I (c. 840 – 5 September 896 or 897) was the daughter of the Saxon dux Liudolf, the progenitor of the Liudolfinger, a Saxon dynasty of monarchs. Her mother was Oda. She was abbess of Gandersheim from 874 to her death in 896/7.

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