Giselbert II, Count of Duras
Count Giselbert( or Gilbert)( d. before 1138), was the deputy advocate(" subadvocatus") of Saint Trudo ’s Abbey.
At least by 1111 he began to be referred to as not just a count, but specifically the Count of Duras, and he may have been the first to be known under that title.
He was son of Otto I, Count of Duras, and his wife Oda.
Giselbert was involved in several conflicts which involved the abbey, as mentioned in several parts in the Abbey's" Gesta" or chronicle.
Apart from the" Gesta", much of what we know about Giselbert is from the charters that he witnessed, which also gives insight as to his relationship with the Counts of Namur, a family into which he eventually married.
Emperor Henry IV confirmed donations made by Henry I, Count of Durbuy, son of Albert II, Count of Namur, to the Church of Saint James in Liège, as witnessed by Giselbert.
The emperor also confirmed the claim of Albert ’s family to Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne.
Giselbert married twice.
His first wife was Gertrud, of unknown parentage.
His second wife was Oda, daughter of Otto II, Count of Chiny, and his wife Alix, daughter of Albert III, Count of Namur.
Giselbert and Gertrud had eight children:
Wolters identifies Julienne, daughter of Otto II, as an additional daughter of Giselbert and Gertrud, but this is unlikely as her husband and their sons inherited the countship of Duras.
Upon his death, Giselbert was succeeded as Count of Duras by his son Otto.
Irene Baker
Edith Irene Bailey Baker( November 17, 1901 – April 2, 1994) was an American politician and a United States Representative from Tennessee.
She was the widow of Howard Baker Sr. and the stepmother of Howard Baker Jr.
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Karolyn Granger( November 21, 1911 – January 4, 1995) was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedies in Hollywood.
She was also the stepmother of film maker and former record producer Anthony J. Hilder.
Otto II, Count of Duras
Count Otto of Duras( d. 1147) was a Count of Duras, and" advocatus" of the Abbey of St Truiden.
Duras and St Truiden are in the modern province of Belgian Limburg.
His parents were Count Giselbert of Duras and his wife Gertrud.
Otto married Berthe of Valenciennes, daughter of Yolande of Guelders, daughter of Gerard I, Count of Guelders.
Yolande was first married to Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, and was mother to Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut.
Yolande was granddaughter of Albert III, Count of Namur, a family with strong relations with Otto ’s father.
Otto and Berthe are thought to have had one child who survived to adulthood, Otto's successor:
In fact, the relationship with Countess Juliane depends upon the meaning of the Latin word" gener", used in one document to describe the relationship between Otto and Juliane's husband Count Godfried.
This could mean" son- in- law" or" brother- in- law".
Wolters for example identified Juliane as Otto's sister, but this seems unlikely given the succession of the Counts of Duras.
Juliane and Godfried had five children, the eldest of which was Gilles, Count of Montaigu, Duras, and Clermont, who married Lauretta, daughter of Louis I, Count of Loon.
Their third son Conan was also Count of Duras.
None of Juliane's sons had male heirs, and the family inheritance split up after their deaths.
Jane Wigham
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She was the stepmother of Eliza Wigham and the second wife of John Wigham.
Albert III, Count of Habsburg
Albert III (died 25 November 1199), also known as Albert the Rich, was Count of Habsburg and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg.
He was the son of Count Werner II of Habsburg, whom he succeeded in 1167.
Albert married Ida, daughter of Count Rudolph of Pfullendorf.
Like his father, he was a loyal supporter of the Imperial House of Hohenstaufen.
He was the father of Count Rudolph II of Habsburg.
Magnus, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Magnus, Prince of Anhalt- Köthen( 1455 – 29 October 1524) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt- Köthen.
He was the third( but eldest surviving) son of Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt- Köthen, by his wife Cordula, daughter of Albert III, Count of Lindau- Ruppin.
Werner II, Count of Habsburg
Werner II of Habsburg (died 19 August 1167) was
Count of Habsburg also called Werner III and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg.
He was the great-great-grandfather of King Rudolph I of Germany.
He was the son of Count Otto II of Habsburg and Hilla of Pfirt.
Werner married Ida of Homberg.
He is known for having been involved in the War of Bregenz Succession of 1164 – 1166.
He died near Tusculum after the Battle of Monte Porzio.
He was the father of Count Albert III of Habsburg and Bishop Otto II of Constance (1165–1174).
His daughter Richenza married Count Louis I of Pfirt.
Frederick of Liege
Frederick was Bishop of Liege, son of Albert III, Count of Namur.
Godfrey I, Count of Louvain came into conflict with Otbert, Bishop of Liège, over the county of Brunengeruz that both claimed.
In 1099, Emperor Henry IV allotted the county to his close supporter, the bishop, who entrusted it to Albert III, Count of Namur.
Bishop Otbert died in 1119.
Two separate candidates were elected to replace him and Godfrey sided with the loser.
Frederick became Bishop of Liege succeeding Bishop Alexander( who was forced to stand down after being charged with acts of simony, 1119).
As a result, the newly appointed Bishop Frederick suffered open animosity from Alexander ’s supporters.
It is believed that Frederick was poisoned by the count of Louvain, and suffered death in 1121.
Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg
Rudolph II( or Rudolph the Kind)( died 10 April 1232) was Count of Habsburg in the Aargau and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg.
He was the only son of Count Albert III of Habsburg and Ita of Pfullendorf.
He married Agnes of Staufen.
Rudolph was the father of Count Albert IV of Habsburg and Count Rudolph III of Habsburg and the grandfather of King Rudolph I of Germany.

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