Itta (Unknown) de Nivelles
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Itte (Unknown) de Nivelles (abt. 592 - 652)

Saint Itte (Itta) "Ittaberga, Yduberga, Ida" de Nivelles formerly [surname unknown]
Born about in Frankish Empiremap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 0614 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 60 in Frankish Empiremap
Profile last modified | Created 1 Oct 2015
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Biography

The idea that the wife of Pepin of Landen, whose real parentage is unknown, was descended from Arnulfing stock, e.g. Arnold of Saxony the fancied father of Arnulf of Metz, was seductive from an early date. Such links have been removed.

Itta (Ittaberga; Yduberga) UNKNOWN (592–652)[4]

Parents

The parents listed for this individual are speculative and may not be based on sound genealogical research. Sources to prove or disprove this ancestry are needed. Please contact the Profile Manager or leave information on the bulletin board. : Itta's parents are UNKNOWN.[5]

Marriage

m. Pepin I of Landen.
Issue: 3 children:

  1. Begga, Abess of Andenne (d. 693, 698 or 709)[6]
m. Ansegisel (father: Arnulf of Metz)[7]
  1. Grimoald, maiores domus (615 - 657 Paris)[8]
  2. Gertrudis (d. 17 Mar 656/64)[9]

Relatives

Religion

  • 650: founded Abbey of Nivells (Benedictine), built the double monastery under the leadership of her daughter, Saint Gertrude. She spent the rest of her life there. [12]
Feast Day: May 8

Occupation

  • Abbess of Nivelles[13]

Burial in Abbey of Nivelles (present St. Gertrudes Collegiate Church), Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium

Widowed in 640, Itte Idoberge retired in religion. Soon after 640 or 647, St. Amand visited her and encouraged her to found a monastery. This advice came true in 648 or 649 by the foundation of a monastery (Abbey Nivelles) in Hainaut.

Her daughter Gertrude was an interesting party because Grimoald's sister was highly sought by proposals of marriage.

To prevent her from being kidnapped and forcibly married, and as the young girl destined to a religious life, Itta herself cut the hair of her daughter and installed her as Abbess of Nivelles.

Mother and daughter had monks coming in from France and from overseas, probably England or Ireland. The monastery became twice it previous size, with a congregation of nuns along with a congregation of monks.

Itte died there twelve years after her husband had died.

Title

Saint

Name

Name: Itta /de Metz/
Name: Itta /DeNivelles/
Name: Itta //
Also Known As: Iduberga
Name: Itta /d' Aquitaine/
Name: Itte //
Given Name: Itte

Birth

Place: Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date: 592
Place: Landenne, Liege, Belgium
Date: 591
Place: Landenne, Liege, Belgium
Date: 592
Place: Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date: ABT 590
Date: 583

Marriage

Date: 582
Place: France
Date: 612
Place: Landenne, Liege, Belgium
Date: 582
Marriage:
Date: 581
Place: Herstal, Liege, Belgium
Date: 0652
Place: Abbey Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium
Age: 60-61
Date: 8 May, 652
Place: Abbey Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium

Death

Place: Abbey Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium
Date: 652
Place: Abbey Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium


Sources

  1. Some believe that the bishop was her brother.[1] Note that Wikipedia's stub (retrieved 20 Oct 2015),[2] lacks authority... their stub for Itta explicitly states Itta and Modoald were siblings, but this is not certain.
  2. Severa and Modoald are siblings.[3]
  • Fox, Y. (2014). Power and Religion in Merovingian Gaul: Columbanian Monasticism and the Frankish Elites, (pp. 187). Cambridge University Press. eBook.[14]




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Of Nivelles-1 and Unknown-293915 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate wife of Pepin Landen and mother of St Begga (also duplicated). Please merge.
posted by [Living Tardy]
Gascogne-4 and Metz-184 appear to represent the same person because: the husband only had one wife
posted on Metz-184 (merged) by Robin Lee
Unknown-293915 and Metz-184 appear to represent the same person because: It is time to do this merge
posted on Metz-184 (merged) by Robin Lee
Care to add to the Saints Category? [1]
posted by Sunny (Trimbee) Clark
By fixing the connections, most of the problems this profile had are gone. All that remains is fixing her vitals, and deleting the data ... it's dead, and Itta's substitute profile is clean and done.

Note: As an abbess, she's associated with Nivelles. Nobody knows about her true origins or parents. They are UNKNOWN. It's also dangerous to trust Wikipedia. Their stub has problems with facts.

posted on Metz-184 (merged) by [Living Ogle]
De NEVELE-1 and Metz-184 appear to represent the same person because: based on husband and children names, looks like these are intended to be the same person
posted on Metz-184 (merged) by Robin Lee
This should merge with De_Gascogne-2.
posted on Gascogne-4 (merged) by [Living Stubbs]
This should merge with Of GASCONY-22.
posted on Gascogne-4 (merged) by [Living Stubbs]

Rejected matches › wife of Arnoldus of Metz

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