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'Gisela of Swabia' (November 11, 995-February 14, 1043) was the daughter of Herman II of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy.
She first married Ernest I and became regent for their son Ernest II after his death in 1015. She was then removed from the regency on grounds of her being too closely related to her late husband. Her second marriage was to Bruno of Braunschweig, who died soon after. (Or alternatively, her marriage to Bruno may have come before that to Ernest.)
Her third marriage was to Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. She played an active part in politics, attending imperial councils and having her relative Rudolph III of Burgundy transfer the succession of his realm to her husband. Also, she participated in several synods of the church.

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Gisela and Ernest I, Duke of Swabia were parents to two sons:

★ Ernest II, Duke of Swabia (c. 1010 - August 17, 1030).

★ Herman IV, Duke of Swabia (c. 1015 - July 28, 1038).
Gisela and Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor were parents to three children:

★ Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (October 29, 1017 - October 5, 1056).

★ Mathilde of Germany (1027 - January, 1034).

★ Beatrix of Germany (c. 1030 - September 26, 1036).

References

★ Women in power 1000-1100" from Guide2womenleaders.com, last accessed January 15, 2007

★ Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines 45-21, 45-22, 157-21.