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Richgard

Female - 1072

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  • Name Richgard  
    Birth Carinthia, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Jul 1072  Santiago de Compostela, Provincia da La Coruña, Galicia, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Stift Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg Bezirk, Carinthia, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Richgard's sons, Graf Engelbert and Hartwig, Archbishop of Magdeburg, transferred the remains of their mother Richgard from Sponheim to Stift Sankt Paul to rest next to her husband, Graf Siegfried; a document (dated 1100) confirms that their father died while returning from pilgrimage to Jerusalem, being first buried in Bulgaria, and that their mother died while on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
    Person ID I56354  OurNorthernRoots | Drew's Maternal Ancestors
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2026 

    Family Siegfried I von Sponheim,   b. 1015, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1065, Bulgaria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Engelbert I von Sponheim   d. 1 Apr 1096
    Family ID F20732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2026 

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