Hedwig of Saxony
Hedwige of Saxony (also Hedwig, German: Hadwig von Sachsen; c. 910 – after 958-959), a member of the Ottonian dynasty, was Duchess consort of the Franks by her marriage to the Robertian duke Hugh the Great. Upon her husband's death in 956, she acted as a regent during the minority of their son Hugh Capet, the founder of the Elder House of Capet.
| Hedwige of Saxony | |
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Hedwig of Saxony, detail from the Chronica sancti Pantaleonis, 12th century | |
| Born | c. 910 |
| Died | after 958 |
| Spouse | Hugh the Great |
| Issue | Beatrice of France Hugh Capet Emma of Paris, Duchess of Normandy Otto, Duke of Burgundy Henry I, Duke of Burgundy |
| House | Ottonian dynasty (Liudolfings) |
| Father | Henry the Fowler |
| Mother | Matilda of Ringelheim |
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