Suana (De Montfort) Montfort (790 - 835)

Born 0790 in Montfort Sur Risle, Eure, Normandy, France

Died 0835 at about age 45 in Sachsen, Germany

Questionable existence

Although there are many online genealogies that list Suana de Montfort, as the wife of Bruno, and mother of Liudolf, the founder of the Liudolfing dynasty, there is no primary sources for either her first name or family name, or any variations (see below). Even any reliable secondary sources for her seem to be non-existent.

See for instance the Medieval Lands database^[1] and The Henry Project database^[2] which both name Bruno as possibly the father of Liudolf, but indicate that the name of his mother is unknown.

Thus it seems certain that she is fictitious and not an historical identity. (The details given below are just an indication of how she appears in many genealogies)

Alternative Names

Suana de Montfort is the most common name used, but her first name is sometimes given as Sabana, Susanna, Sauna or Oda/Ode or Gisla. Her birth name seems to almost consistently be de Montfort or of Montfort, and sometimes she is listed as Countess or Duchess of Montfort. However D'Angrie is also listed as a surname and Harcourt or de Harcourt or leDanois Harcourt or Hoxter or von Verla. Her 'married name' varies between Saxony, Sachsen or vonengern.

Birth and Death

Her birth date varies from about 774, 785, 790 and 804, and sometimes her birthplace is Montfort Sur Risle, Eure, Normandy, but the date she died seems to always be 835.

Parents

Hugh de Montfort is often listed as her father, but also Widukind, Duke of the Saxons and Svatana of the Saxons on at least one occasion

Sources

1. ↑ Cawley, Charles, 'Saxony, Dukes & Electors: Chapter 2. Early Saxon Leaders - family of Liudolf, later Kings of Germany', version 3.2 20 May 2015, in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, (http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#_Toc414804494 : accessed 11 July 2015).
2. ↑ Baldwin, Stewart, 'Liudolf: Count/duke of eastern Sachsen (Saxony), d. 865x6.', 3 April 2011, in The Henry Project: the ancestors of king Henry II of England, edited by Stewart Baldwin & Todd Farmerie, (http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/liudo000.htm : accessed 11 July 2015).

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to David Rentschler, Tanya Breese, Johanna Amnelin, Willette Bryant, Stephen Wilkinson, Patricia Short, and to all who contributed to this profile.

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Suana De Montfort was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.