Nobility. She was the only daughter of Konrad von Zähringen and Clémence de Namur. In 1148 she was married to duke Henry the Lion to strengthen the alliance between the two families. She bore him three children, of which two died young. The surviving daughter Gertrud later married Knud VI of Denmark. She acted as Henry's representative in Saxony during his visit to Rome. When her brothers allied with the French king against the emperor, she became a political burden for her husband. The pope annulled the marriage in 1162, officially because of consanguinity, but the fact that after 14 years Henry was still without an heir might have been a reason too. In 1164, she married Humbert III de Maurienne and bore him two daughters.
Nobility. She was the only daughter of Konrad von Zähringen and Clémence de Namur. In 1148 she was married to duke Henry the Lion to strengthen the alliance between the two families. She bore him three children, of which two died young. The surviving daughter Gertrud later married Knud VI of Denmark. She acted as Henry's representative in Saxony during his visit to Rome. When her brothers allied with the French king against the emperor, she became a political burden for her husband. The pope annulled the marriage in 1162, officially because of consanguinity, but the fact that after 14 years Henry was still without an heir might have been a reason too. In 1164, she married Humbert III de Maurienne and bore him two daughters.
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