Fredelo, Fridolo, or FrigidoloFor Frigidolo look at: Flodoardi Historia Remensis ecclesiae (CAP. XX. De iis qua Ludovico fratri ejusdem Karoli scripsit.) ''Scribit et Pippino regi Aquitanico, pro rebus ecclesiae suae in pagis Arvernico, Lemovico et Pictavico sitis, pro quibus etiam litteras Karoli regis ad eumdem Pippinum mitti obtinuit, quas res Frigidoloni viro illustri tutandas commisit.'' (died 852) was the first

Count of Toulouse The count of Toulouse ( oc, comte de Tolosa, french: comte de Toulouse) was the ruler of Toulouse during the 8th to 13th centuries. Originating as vassals of the Frankish kings, the hereditary counts ruled the city of Toulouse and its surroundin ...

(844–852) of the dynasty of

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. Son of Fulcoald of Rouergue and Senegund, daughter of Alda, sister of

William of Gellone William of Gellone ( 755 – 28 May 812 or 814), the medieval William of Orange, was the second Duke of Toulouse from 790 until 811. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone. He was canonized a saint in 1066 by Pope Alexander II.

, Fredelo was related to the families of the

counts of Rouergue This is a list of the counts of Rouergue. * Sigisbert c. 790 – c. 810 or 820 * Fulcoald c. 810 or 820 – c. 836 or 849 * Raymond I c. 836 or 849 – 864 * Fredelo c. 836 or 849 – 852 (associated with Raymond) * Bernard the ...

and

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. In 840, Fulcoald died, but Fredelo was not confirmed as his successor in Rouergue. But when

Bernard of Septimania Bernard (or Bernat) of Septimania (795–844), son of William of Gellone, was the Frankish Duke of Septimania and Count of Barcelona from 826 to 832 and again from 835 to his execution. He was also count of Carcassonne from 837. He was appointe ...

was captured by

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for rebellion against his lord and executed in 844, the king bestowed his county of Toulouse on Fredelo.

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. ...

, who was leading the revolt against Charles, appointed Bernard's heir

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

to the county of Toulouse. Of the two claimants to Toulouse, William had the upper hand. In 849, however, William was in

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and Charles invaded Aquitaine. Fredelo, then in control of Toulouse, taking advantage of William's absence, opened the gates of the city to his sovereign and was reconfirmed in his possession of it. Fredelo received the

County of Carcassonne {{Notability, date=October 2022 The County of Carcassonne ( Occitan: ''Comtat de Carcassona'') was a medieval fiefdom controlling the city of Carcassonne, France and its environs. It was often united with the County of Razès. The origins of Carca ...

in 850 and died in 852, leaving his titles to his brother

Raymond Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

. By his wife Oda, he left one daughter named Udalgarda who married

Bernard Plantapilosa Bernard Plantapilosa or Bernard II of Auvergne (22 March 841-886), or Plantevelue, son of Bernard of Septimania and Dhuoda, was the Count of Auvergne (as Bernard II) from 872 to his death. The Emperor Charles the Fat granted him the title of Margra ...

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