Common Ancestor: Itta of Metz

Gertrude of Nivelles, O.S.B. (also spelled Geretrude, Geretrudis, Gertrud; c. 628[2] – March 17, 659) was a 7th-century abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles located in present-day Belgium. Family and childhood The early history of Gertrude’s family is not well documented. The anonymous author