Gilbert or Giselbert (c.890 – 2 October 939) was the duke of Lotharingia until 939. Lotharingia (or Lorraine) was an area which comprised present north east France, the German Rhineland, Luxembourg, east Belgium, and the Netherlands. It was not yet divided into Upper and Lower Lorraine. Events The sovereignty of prince Svatopluk I in Bohemia is confirmed. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... Events Vietnam became a tributary kingdom to China. ... 925-939 Gilbert 944-953 Conrad 953-959 Bruno 959-972 Frederick I ... Events Vietnam became a tributary kingdom to China. ... Lotharingia (yellow), as established by the Treaty of Verdun, 843, and reduced by the Treaty of Mersen, 870 Lotharingia was a short-lived kingdom in western Europe, the aggregate of territories belonging to Lothair, King of Lotharingia (reigned 855–869), who received it in 855 from his father, Lothair I... The Duchy of Lorraine or Duchy of Lotharingia was an independent duchy from around 925 to its partition in 959. ... The Rhineland (Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany, although some consider the lands to the east of the river culturally distinct, jovially referring to them as Schäl Sick; the bad or wrong side... The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ... Lower Lorraine (Lothier) was a duchy, part of the former Carolingian Kingdom of Lotharingia, that was created in 959 by Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne, who divided the territory that had been the northern part of Lotharingia, which he had been assigned by his brother Otto I, in two duchies. ...

The beginning of the reign of Gilbert is not clear. Lotharingia belonged to West Francia (or France) from 910, when a dux Lotharingiae is first mentioned. This may have been Gilbert. The French king Charles III was deposed in 922 by Robert. Charles remained king in Lotharingia and tried to reconquer West Francia from there. He was imprisoned in 923. Western Francia was the land under the control of Charles the Bald after the Treaty of Verdun of 843, which divided the Carolingian Empire of the Franks into an East, West, and Middle. ... Events Foundation of the Benedictine monastery of Cluny Chinese Zhou dynasty monarch 懿王 yi4 wang2 is succeeded by 孝王 xiao4 wang2 Hashavarman I succeeds Yasovarman I as ruler of the Khmer empire Gabriel I of Alexandria becomes Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church Garcia I of Leon becomes king Ordono... Charles the Simple or Charles (September 17, 879 - October 7, 929) was a member of the Carolingian dynasty. ... Events Births Deaths March 26 - Al-Hallaj, Sufi writer and teacher Categories: 922 ... Robert I (c. ... Events June 15 - Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed, King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. ...

In 925, Gilbert swore fealty to King Henry the Fowler of Germany as duke of Lotharingia. For whatever reason, Gilbert rebelled when Henry died in 936 and changed allegiance to the king of France, where the king had less authority. Gilbert managed to be practically independent for three years until he was defeated and killed by the army of king Otto I of Germany in 939 at the Battle of Andernach. Lorraine was given to Henry I, Duke of Bavaria. Events Alfonso IV the Monk becomes king of Leon Ha-Mim proclaims himself a prophet among the Ghomara of Morocco Tomislav, duke of the Croatian duchies of Pannonia and Dalmatia, is crowned King of Croatia at Duvno field. ... Heinrich I depicted as The Bamberg Knight Henry I, the Fowler (German: Heinrich der Finkler or Heinrich der Vogler) (876 - July 2, 936), was Duke of Saxony from 912 and king of the Germans from 919 until his death in 936. ... Events King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon) defeats Hubaekje. ... Emperor Otto I Otto I the Great (November 23, 912 - May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of the Germans and arguably the first Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events Vietnam became a tributary kingdom to China. ... Henry I (b. ...