Oda of Saxony

Oda of Saxony (877 – aft. 952) was a Saxon princess. She was the daughter of Otto I, Duke of Saxony^[1] and Hedwiga of Babenberg. She married King Zwentibold of Lotharingia^[2] and at his death in August 900 (when Oda must have been 23), she contracted a second marriage with Count Gerhard I of Metz.^[3] From this union were born:

• Wigfried, abbot of St. Ursula in Cologne, and then archbishop of Cologne from 924 to 953.
• Oda (Uda) of Metz (d. 10 Apr 963), married Gozlin, Count of Bidgau and Methingau (d. 942).^[3]
• A daughter of name unknown.
• Godfrey,^[4] count of the Jülichgau.

Oda of Saxony
Queen consort of Lotharingia
Tenure	- 900
Born	877
Died	aft. 952
Spouse	Zwentibold Gerhard I of Metz
Issue	Wigfried Oda of Metz Godfrey of Jülich
House	Ottonian dynasty
Father	Otto I, Duke of Saxony
Mother	Hedwig of Babenberg

References

1. McCarthy 2013, p. 90.
2. Brown & Wailes 2013, p. 52.
3. Nash 2017, p. xxvi.
4. Holmes 2001, p. 150.

Sources

• Brown, Phyllis R.; Wailes, Stephen L., eds. (2013). Companion to Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (fl. 960): Contextual and Interpretive Approaches. Brill.
• Holmes, George (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe. Oxford University Press.
• McCarthy, T.J.H., ed. (2013). Chronicles of the Investiture Contest: Frutolf of Michelsberg and his continuators. Manchester University Press.
• Nash, Penelope (2017). Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda: Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society. Palgrave Macmillan.