Gerold I (c. 725 – 784) was the count of Kraichgau and Anglachgau.[1] His daughter, Hildergard married King Charlemagne in 771.[2]
Gerold | |
|---|---|
| Count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau | |
| Born | 725 |
| Died | about 784 |
| Family | Udalrichings |
| Spouse | Emma of Alemannia |
Life edit
Little is known about Gerold. He belonged to the Franconian imperial aristocracy In 784, he and his wife made important donations to the newly founded abbey of Lorsch. These were estates in the vicinity of Worms and Heidelberg.
Some modern works describe Gerold as "count of Vinzgau". No such place existed, although the name may be derived from either Linzgau or Vinschgau.[3]
Marriage and issue edit
He was married before 754 to Emma (d. 789 or 798 or after 784), daughter of Hnabi, Duke of Alamannia. They had the following:
- Eric of Friuli
- Gerold[2]
- Udalrich
- Hildegard, born in 754, married King Charlemagne in 771.[2]
- Adrian, Count of Orléans, father of Odo I, Count of Orléans[4]
- Peter, Abbot of Reichenau[5]
Through Udalrich, Gerold is reckoned as the founder of the family of the Udalrichings.
References edit
- ^ Jackman 2007, p. 22.
- ^ a b c Lapidge 2017, p. 5-6.
- ^ Stoclet 2018, p. 203.
- ^ [Le Jan, Régine. Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc (VIIe-Xe siècle) (in French). Publications de la Sorbonne, 2003
- ^ Lapidge 2017, p. 9.
Sources edit
- Jackman, Donald C. (2007). Ius hereditarum Encountered I: The Meingaud-Walaho Inheritance. Editions Enlaplage.
- Lapidge, Michael (2017). Hilduin of Saint-Denis: The Passio S. Dionysii in Prose and Verse. Brill.
- Stoclet, Alain J. (2018). "Saint-Denis et les premiers Carolingiens: À propos d'une nouvelle édition des Passions d'Hilduin et de plusieurs textes apparentés ou satellites". Francia. 45: 193–209.
External links edit
- Gerold, genealogie-mittelalter.de