Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - Online Library Catalogue FND - Paternal Origins of the Counts of Geneva Source ID: S-00001393 Full Title: The Paternal Origins of the Counts of Geneva Author(s): Lindsay Brook (Brook, Lindsay L) Series Volume: 1 Series Number: 2 Pages: 111-115 Publication Date: Jul 2003 Source Type: Article Periodical: Foundations (FND) Language: English (Engl) Keywords: Büren, Burgundy, Dagsburg, Egisheim, Geneva, Mousson Order copies of pages from this source Write a review or abstract for this source Suggest keywords for this source Foundation for Medieval Genealogy homepage Abstract by Lindsay Brook - 01 Jul 2003 The maternal ancestry of Gérold, Count of Geneva, from the penultimate ‘Rudolfinger’ King of Burgundy has long been known. The identity of his father has, however, remained elusive. In a recent book, it is suggested that Gérold is descended in the male line from the counts of Dagsburg-Egisheim in Alsace. Moreover, this author proposes that the traditional parentage given for Hildegard, great-grandmother of the Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa, is wrong. This article draws attention to these important conclusions, in the hope that readers will either challenge or endorse them.