Hedwige of Saxony
Hedwige of Saxony (c910-May 10, 965) was daughter, sister, and mother of kings. She was the daughter of
Henry I the Fowler, and his wife
Matilda of Ringelheim. After her brother
Otto the Great came to power, an alliance and marriage was arranged with
Hugh the Great in 936. Her son,
Hugh Capet, was crowned King of France in 987.