GISELBERT, son of [Comte OTTO & his wife ---] (-[1044/46]). His relationship to the Looz family is confirmed by the Gesta Abbatem Trudonensium which names "Baldricus secundus…frater Ghiselbertus", when recording the former's installation as Bishop of Liège, read together with another part of the same passage which names "Baldricus secundus…filius Ottonis comitis de Los ex Lutgarde filia Hermegardis Namurcensis comitissæ…"[811]. As noted above, no other reference has been found to the father of Giselbert and Baldric being named Otto. Europäische Stammtafeln shows Giselbert and his brothers as sons of Rudolf[812], although from a chronological point of view this seems unlikely to be correct. Comte de Looz. "Baldricus…Leodiensis ecclesiæ sacerdos" founded the abbey of Liège Saint-Jacques, in the presence of "fratribus meis Gisleberto…comite de Los et Arnulfo", by charter dated 1016, witnessed by "…Arnulfus comes frater comitis Gisleberti"[813]. A charter dated 1031, which records that "Godeschalkus præpositus" founded the church of Saint-Barthélemy near Liège, states that “Baldricus episcopus” had granted “allodium de Butines...de Aila” to “fratris sui Gisleberti comtiis de Lon”[814]. "Chonradus…Romanorum imperator augustus" confirmed property "in Alsatia et in comitatibus Gisilberti et Wezilonis comitum" to Kloster Peterlingen by charter dated 1027[815]. "Domina Adelaydis comitissa uxor quondam Hludovici comitis" donated property to Verdun Saint-Vanne by undated charter, subscribed by "Gislebertus comes"[816].
m ---. The identity of the wife of Comte Giselbert has not been established beyond doubt. The Vita Arnulfi names "Lugerdam, Godam, Ermengardam" as the three sisters of "Albertus comes Namurcensis", and adds that Liutgarde was the mother of "Emmonem et Ottonem fratrem eius", although without naming Liutgarde´s husband[817]. From a chronological point of view, it appears likely that Emmo and Otto were the sons of Giselbert, although no primary source has so far been found which names their father. If this is correct, Giselbert´s wife was Liutgarde de Namur, daughter of Albert [I] Comte de Namur & his wife Ermengardis of Lower Lotharingia [Carolingian]. As discussed above, another version is provided by the Gesta Abbatem Trudonensium which names "Lutgarde filia Hermegardis Namurcensis comitissæ" as wife of "Ottonis comitis de Los" and the couple as parents of "Baldricus secundus"[818]. However, as discussed above, this appears chronologically impossible. Until more information comes to light, it appears preferable to assume that Liutgarde was the mother of Emmo and Otto which, if correct, means that she was probably the wife of Giselbert.
Comte Giselbert & his wife had [three] children