Ansgard (fl. 863)

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Ansgard (fl. 863)

Queen of France. Name variations: Ansgarde; Ansgarde of Burgundy. Flourished around 863; daughter of Count Harduin; became first wife of Louis II the Stammerer (846–879), king of France (r. 877–879), in 862; children: Louis III (863–882), king of France (r. 879–882); Carloman (866–884), king of France (r. 879–884); Gisela (who married Robert, count of Troyes). The name of Louis the Stammerer's second wife was Adelaide Judith , mother of Charles III the Simple (879–929), king of France (r. 898–923).

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