Siegfried of Luxembourg

Siegfried
Count of Luxembourg
SuccessorHenry V, Duke of Bavaria
Bornc. 922
Died(998-10-28)28 October 998
Noble familyHouse of Ardenne
House of Ardenne–Luxembourg
Spouse(s)Hedwig of Nordgau
Issue
FatherWigeric of Lotharingia
MotherCunigunda of France

Siegfried (or Sigfried) (c. 922 – 28 October 998) was count in the Ardennes, and is known in European historiography as founder and first ruler of the Castle of Luxembourg in 963 AD, and ancestor and predecessor of the future counts and dukes of Luxembourg.[1] He was also an advocate of the abbeys of St. Maximin in Trier and Saint Willibrord in Echternach.

References

  1. Michel Pauly, Geschichte Luxemburgs p. 27