Ermengarde of Anjou ( – 18 March 1076), known as ''Blanche'', was a Duchess consort of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Count
Fulk III of Anjou and Hildegarde of
Sundgau. She was sometimes known as ''Ermengarde-Blanche.''
She married
Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais (in
French ''Geoffroy''), called ''Ferréol'' and sometimes known as ''Aubri'', seigneur de
Château-Landon. Together they had:
*Hildegarde de Château-Landon, married c.1060 to
Joscelin I, Lord of Courtenay
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Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou
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Fulk IV, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey II died sometime between 1043 and 1046, and Ermengarde's mother died while on pilgrimage to
Jerusalem
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in 1046.
Ermengarde married
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy in 1046, conferring on her the title
Duchess of Burgundy. They had:
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Hildegarde (–1104), who married Duke
William VIII of Aquitaine around 1067
Ermengarde died 18 March 1076, at the Church of
Fleurey-sur-Ouche.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy
Duchesses of Burgundy
1010s births
1076 deaths
Year of birth uncertain