Gerard of Alsace Duke of Upper Lorraine

✓ Gerard of Alsace (d. 1070), Count of Metz and Chatenois, appointed Duke of Upper Lorraine by Henry III in 1048 after his brother Adalbert was killed - founder of the ducal house of Lorraine that ruled until 1736; son of Gerhard, Count of Metz, and Gisela (his charter for Echternach 1067: 'patris mei Gerhardi matrisque meae Gislae'); m. Hadwide de Namur. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'Lorraine (Dukes; Comtes de Vaudemont)'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 25 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]