Individual Details

Gertrud of Lippe

( - 1240)

According to Wikipedia:

Gertrud II zur Lippe (* around 1215; † probably 1244 ) was Countess of Ravensberg by marriage .
Life [ edit | Edit source ]

Gertrud was a daughter of nobleman Hermann II and his wife Oda von Tecklenburg , daughter of Count Simon I of Tecklenburg and Countess Oda von Berg-Altena . This made her a niece of the Herford abbesses Gertrud II , a sister of Hermann II.
Marriage and Children [ Edit | Edit source ]

Before April 17, 1236, Gertrud married Count Ludwig of the County of Ravensberg, which was  adjacent to Lippe . Four children are known from this marriage:
Hedwig, first documented mention 1244, † June 8, 1265; ∞ () Count Gottfried von Arnsberg, first documented mention 1266 to 1276, † before 1279
Jutta, first documented mention 1244, † May 17, 1282; ∞ () Count Heinrich II. Von Hoya
Sophie, first documented mention from 1244 to 1275; ∞ () Count Hermann von Holte, documented mention 1244 to 1282, † around 1282
Gertrud, first documented mention 1247 to 1266, † around 1266; ∞ () Ludolf V. von Steinfurt, first documented mention 1248 to 1293
After Gertrud's death, her husband married again, the second wife was Adelheid von Dassel.

Events

MarriageBef 17 Apr 1236Ludwig, Count of Ravensberg
Death1240

Families

SpouseLudwig, Count of Ravensberg ( - 1249)
FatherHerman II, Lord of Lippe (1175 - 1229)
MotherOda of Tecklenburg ( - )
SiblingBernard III, Lord of Lippe (1194 - 1265)
SiblingHeilwig of Lippe (1200 - 1248)