Leuthard I of Paris (died c. 813) was count of Paris and Fézensac.

He was the son of Gerard I of Paris[1] and Rotrude. His brothers were the counts Stephen of Paris[1] and Beggo of Paris.[a]

Around 781, Leuthard was sent by Charlemagne to the duchy of Aquitaine where he stayed in the circle of Louis the Pious, king of Aquitaine (781-814) and emperor of the West (814-840).

Leuthard married Chrimhilda,[3] with whom he had the following children:

In 801, Leuthard followed Emperor Louis the Pious in his expedition to Spain and participated in the capture of Barcelona, for which he received the county of Fézensac in the duchy of Aquitaine, where he became the first count. In 809, he was probably involved in the siege of Tortosa.

According to historian René Poupardin, Leuthard ended his days in the county of Paris.

His brother Beggo succeeded him as count of Paris.

Notes

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  1. ^ Per Werner, "Nachkommen", pp.429-441.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Riché 1993, p. 38.
  2. ^ Heidecker 2010, p. 61.
  3. ^ a b c Heidecker 2010, Genealogy 3.
  4. ^ Le Jan 2003, p. 315.

Sources

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  • Heidecker, Karl (2010). The Divorce of Lothar II: Christian Marriage and Political Power in the Carolingian World. Translated by Guest, Tanis M. Cornell University Press.61
  • Le Jan, Régine (2003). Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc (VIIe-Xe siècle): essai d'anthropologie sociale (in French). Publications de la Sorbonne.
  • Riché, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.