Liutgard of Saxony (d. 953)

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Liutgard of Saxony (d. 953)

Duchess of Lorraine. Name variations: Luitgarde. Born around 927; died on November 18, 953; daughter of Edgitha (c. 912–946) and Otto I the Great (912–973), king of Germany (r. 936–973), Holy Roman emperor (r. 936–973); sister of Liudolf, duke of Swabia; married Konrad der Rote also known as Conrad the Red (d. 955), duke of Lorraine, in 947; children: Otto, duke of Carinthia.

Liutgard married Conrad, duke of Lorraine, in 947. In 953, her husband joined with her brother Liudolf in a revolt against Otto I, Liutgard's and Liudolf's father. When Conrad was defeated and stricken of his duchy, he called in Magyars to aid him. Soon, however, he reconciled with his father-in-law Otto and took his side against the Magyars. Conrad was killed in battle at Lechfeld in 955. Liutgard and Conrad were ancestors to the Salian branch of Holy Roman Emperors.

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