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Ermengarde, Countess of Auvergne

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Ermengarde of Provençe, (c. 984-1042[1]) was Countess of Auvergne[1] in her own right (suo jure), and Countess of Blois via her marriage to Odo II, Count Blois which occurred before 1005.[1] Ermengarde was his second wife. She was the daughter of William IV, Count of Auvergne-Provençe, and potentially with Humberga or Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (disagreement still exists between scholars[2]). Her children included William; Berta of Chartres, Duchess of Brittany then Countess of Maine; Theobald III, Count of Blois; and Stephen, Count of Troyes & Meaux.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2024, Comtes d'Auvergne.
  2. ^ Baldwin, Stewart. Adélaïde/Alix (Adelaidis, Alaiz, Adelax, Alaicis) alias Blanche (Blanca, Candida) of Anjou. Online article, "The Family of countess Ermengarde of Auvergne" (2011) The Henry Project.
  3. ^ Evergates, Theodore, ed., Aristocratic Women in Medieval France (University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1999) "Adela of Blois: Family Alliances and Female Lordship" by Kimberly A. LoPrete. Page 12: Ermengarde Auvergne (d. c.1048)