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Ekkehard, Count Of Hesbaye
Ekkehard (Eggebard) (d. 844), Count of Hesbaye{{cn, date=February 2018, possibly son of Nibelung, Count of the Vexin, and grandson of Childebrand I of Herstal. Ekkehard was a vassal of Louis the Pious. Ekkehard apparently assumed the title of Count of Hesbaye upon the death of Robert II, although the circumstances of this transition are unknown. Ekkehard may be related to Count Meginhare. In 834, Louis was imprisoned by his son Lothair, and Ekkehard attempted to procure the release of the emperor. Louis turned the loyal barons of Austrasia and Saxony against Lothair, who fled to Burgundy. Louis was restored the next year, on 1 March 834. Ekkehard and two of his two sons were killed supporting Charles the Bald in the Battle of Toulouse in 844, fighting Pepin II of Aquitaine Pepin II, called the Younger (823 – after 864 in Senlis), was King of Aquitaine from 838 as the successor upon the death of his father, Pepin I. Pepin II was eldest son of Pepin I and Ingeltrud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Hesbaye
The ''pagus'' or ''Gau (territory), gau'' of ''Hasbania'' was a large Early Middle Ages, early medieval territory in what is now eastern Belgium. It is now approximated by the modern French- and Dutch-speaking region called Hesbaye in French, or ''Haspengouw'' in Dutch — both being terms derived from the medieval one. Unlike many smaller ''pagi'' of the period, ''Hasbania'' apparently never corresponded to a single county. It already contained several in the 9th century. It is therefore described as a "" (large gau), like the Pagus of Brabant, by modern German historians such as Ulrich Nonn. The Hesbaye region was a core agricultural territory for the early Franks who settled in the Roman ''Civitas Tungrorum'', which was one of the main parts of early Frankish Austrasia, and later Lotharingia. The region was also culturally important, a central part of what is referred to in art history as the Mosan art, Mosan region. It contained a substantial Romanized population and the seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Of The Vexin
The county of the Vexin was a medieval French county that was later partitioned between the ''Vexin Français'' (French Vexin) and the ''Vexin Normand'' (Norman Vexin). Carolingian counts * 753-764 Romuald, survivor of the Battle of Poitiers (732) * in 790 Griffon * 796 Riferus * (date unknown) Regnauld * about 851-864 Geilenus, count of Meulan Nibelungs * 864-after 879 Nibelung IV * Theodoric I, his son * 886 Adelram III and Theodoric II, defenders of Pontoise, nephews of Theodoric I House of Valois-Vexin-Amiens * about 895-919 Ermenfroi, also count of Amiens and Valois * 915-926 Ralph I d'Ostrevent, also count of Amiens and Valois * 926-943 Ralph II, also count of Amiens and Valois, son of preceding * 943-after 992 Walter I, also count of Amiens and Valois, apparently brother of preceding * about 998-after 1017 Walter II the White, also count of Amiens and Valois, son of preceding * about 1024-1035 Drogo, also count of Amiens, son of preceding * 1035-1063 Walter II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Childebrand I
Childebrand I (678 – 743 or 751) was a Frankish duke (''dux''), illegitimate son of Pepin of Heristal and Alpaida, and brother of Charles Martel. He was born in Autun, where he later died. He married Emma of Austrasia and was given Burgundy by his father, becoming a duke. He distinguished himself in the expulsion of the Saracens from France alongside his brother when he captured Marseille, one of the largest cities still in Umayyad hands. He was the patron of the continuator of the ''Chronicle of Fredegar'', as was his son Nibelung I. Some scholars believe that Childebrand was actually the half-brother A sibling is a relative that shares at least one parent with the subject. A male sibling is a brother and a female sibling is a sister. A person with no siblings is an only child. While some circumstances can cause siblings to be raised separa ... of Charles Martel, related through his father. Childebran describes Charles Martel as 'germanus' meaning same mother, different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis The Pious
Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only surviving son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his father's death in 814, a position which he held until his death, save for the period 833–34, during which he was deposed. During his reign in Aquitaine, Louis was charged with the defence of the empire's southwestern frontier. He conquered Barcelona from the Emirate of Córdoba in 801 and asserted Frankish authority over Pamplona and the Basques south of the Pyrenees in 812. As emperor he included his adult sons, Lothair, Pepin and Louis, in the government and sought to establish a suitable division of the realm among them. The first decade of his reign was characterised by several tragedies and embarrassments, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Of Hesbaye
Robert II (Rodbert, Chrodobert) (died 12 July 807) was a Frankish nobleman who was count of Worms and of Rheingau and count of Hesbaye around the year 800. It has been proposed that he is the father of Robert III of Worms, and the earliest-known male-line ancestor of the French royal family, the so-called Capetians (including the Valois and the Bourbons), and of other royal families which ruled in Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Parma, Brazil and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Possible ancestry Robert was probably the son of Thuringbert of Worms and Rheingau, and thus a grandson of Robert I, Duke of Neustria (c. 697–748). An alternate theory has him as the son of Robert, son of Thuringbert. It is also possible that Ingerman of Hesbaye and Cancor were the brothers of Robert of Hesbaye, and Landrada, mother of Saint Chrodegang, archbishop of Metz, is likely to have been his sister. Ermengarde, the wife of emperor Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meginhere, Frankish Count
Meginhere (Meginher, Meginherus) (died after 811), a Frankish count and nobleman from the court of Charlemagne, a confidant of the emperor. Meginhere was one of the witnesses of the Testament of Charlemagne, last will and testament of Charlemagne. Meginhere is believed to be related to Gilbert, Count of the Maasgau, father of Reginar, Duke of Lorraine, although the precise relationship is unknown. Meginhere married an unknown daughter of Hardrad, Frankish Count and Conspirator, Hardrad, an early conspirator against Charlemagne. They had one son: * Reginar I, Frankish Count, Reginar (Reginhere), a Frankish nobleman. Taking after his grandfather, Reginar was himself a conspirator against the crown, in his case, Louis the Pious. His relative, Reginar II, was father to Emmo, Count of Hesbaye. Reginar II is believed to be the same as identified as the count of ''Missaticum 4'' in the Capitulary of Servais implemented by Charles the Bald in 853. Sources *Turner, Samuel Epes (Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothair I
Lothair I or Lothar I (Dutch and Medieval Latin: ''Lotharius''; German: ''Lothar''; French: ''Lothaire''; Italian: ''Lotario'') (795 – 29 September 855) was emperor (817–855, co-ruling with his father until 840), and the governor of Bavaria (815–817), King of Italy (818–855) and Middle Francia (840–855). Lothair was the eldest son of the Carolingian emperor Louis the Pious and his wife Ermengarde of Hesbaye, daughter of Ingerman the duke of Hesbaye. On several occasions, Lothair led his full-brothers Pepin I of Aquitaine and Louis the German in revolt against their father to protest against attempts to make their half-brother Charles the Bald a co-heir to the Frankish domains. Upon the father's death, Charles and Louis joined forces against Lothair in a three-year civil war (840–843). The struggles between the brothers led directly to the breakup of the Frankish Empire assembled by their grandfather Charlemagne, and laid the foundation for the development of moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Toulouse (844)
The Battle of Toulouse in 844 was part of the campaign by Charles the Bald in Aquitaine to force the submission of Pepin II of Aquitaine, the rebellious son of Pepin, the half-brother of Charles. The historical context of this battle is the three-year Carolingian civil war The Carolingian Empire (800–888) was a large Frankish-dominated empire in western and central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lom ..., culminating in the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye in 841. Here Charles and Louis the German defeated their brother Lothair I, who retreated to the south with his army. A key player in this intrigue was Bernard of Septimania, Count of Barcelona, who remained outside the battle awaiting its result, upon which he sent his son William of Septimania to offer homage to Charles and to promise him that his father would obtain the submission of Charles’ nephew Pepin II, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepin II Of Aquitaine
Pepin II, called the Younger (823 – after 864 in Senlis), was King of Aquitaine from 838 as the successor upon the death of his father, Pepin I. Pepin II was eldest son of Pepin I and Ingeltrude, daughter of Theodobert, count of Madrie. He was a grandson of the Emperor Louis the Pious. Pepin was elected king upon his father's death by the nobles of Aquitaine who were keen to establish their independence from the Empire. However, his grandfather Louis the Pious had appointed his son Charles the Bald, Pepin's uncle who was about the same age, as King of Aquitaine in 832 when he (nominally) dispossessed Pepin’s father Pepin I, and eventually contested the kingship on Pepin I’s death in 838. Pepin had thereafter been at war with his half-uncle Charles. Louis the Pious fully disinherited him at Crémieu and then at Worms in two subsequent divisions of the empire. Louis demanded the Aquitainians send Pepin to Aachen to learn the ways of good governance, which they refused. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
844 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 844 ( DCCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – Battle of Mauropotamos: A Byzantine expedition under Theoktistos is sent to Anatolia (modern Turkey), against the Muslim Arabs of the Abbasid Caliphate, who have raided the Byzantine themes of Cappadocia, Anatolikon, Boukellarion, and Opsikion. The Byzantines are defeated, and many of the officers defect to the Arabs. Europe * Viking raiders ascend the River Garonne as far as the city of Toulouse, and pillage the lands of Septimania. Part of the marauding Vikings invades Galicia (Northern Spain), where some perish in a storm at sea. After being defeated in Corunna, the Scandinavian raiders sack the Umayyad cities of Seville (''see below''), Niebla, Beja, and Lisbon. * Summer – King Charles the Bald struggles against the repeated rebellions in Aquitaine, and against the Breton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
