| Name |
Gerhard III of Lorraine |
| Prefix |
Duke |
| Birth |
1036 |
Lorraine, France  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Title of Nobility |
11 Nov 1048 |
| Duke of Upper Lorraine (Duke Ober-Lothringer) |
| Occupation |
Aft 11 Nov 1048 |
Lorraine, France |
| Duc de Lorraine; Duke of Lorraine. Henry III gave this duchy to Gerard upon the death of his brother Adalbert of Alsace |
| Founder |
Abt 1050 |
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France |
| A small fortified town named Nanciacum (Nancy) was built by Gérard, Duke of Lorraine. This became the capital city of the Duchy of Lorraine. |
| Burial |
Apr 1070 |
Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France |
| Death |
4 Apr 1070 |
Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France |
| Burial Location |
Aft 11 Aug 1070 |
Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France |
| He is interred in l'Abbaye de Remiremont |
| Cause of Death |
He died in Remiremont as he prepared to put down a revolt of the nobility of Lorraine, and poisoning is not excluded |
| Fact |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard,_Duke_of_Lorraine |
| Fact |
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_van_Lotharingen |
| Fact |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104205608/gerard_i-de_lorraine |
| Fact |
https://www.geni.com/people/G%C3%A9rard-IV-duke-of-Upper-Lorraine/6000000007185428279 |
| National ID |
IND9660 |
| Title of Nobility |
Count of Alsace |
| Title of Nobility |
CtAlsaceDkUprLrn |
| Title of Nobility |
Duke of Lorraine |
| Possessions |
Prény, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France |
| He built the Château de Prény (Castle Prény). The first castle of Prény was erected on lands of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains which the Duke of Lorraine became confessed. |
| _FSFTID |
LKPF-KVD |
| _UID |
BEA9EA542DFF2847AB916A0856414BB0804B |
| Person ID |
I29582 |
Ken Tree |
| Last Modified |
3 Nov 2019 |
1036 - 1070 (34 years)