Gerard was

Count of Auvergne This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. History In the 7th century Auvergne was disputed between the Franks and Aquitanians. It was later conquered by the Carolingians, and was integrated for a time into the kingdom of Aquitaine. The ...

from 839 until his death on 25 June 841.

Marriage and issue

Gerard married either Rotrud or Hildegard, daughters of

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 Aqui ...

. They had the following children: *

Ranulf I of Poitiers Ranulf I (also ''Ramnulf'', ''Rannulf'', and ''Ranulph'') (820–866) was a Count of Poitiers (from 835) and Duke of Aquitaine (from 852). He is the son of Gerard, Count of Auvergne. Few details are known about Ranulf I, except that he died in 866 i ...

Duke of Aquitaine The Duke of Aquitaine ( oc, Duc d'Aquitània, french: Duc d'Aquitaine, ) was the ruler of the medieval region of Aquitaine (not to be confused with modern-day Aquitaine) under the supremacy of Frankish, English, and later French kings. As succe ...

(815–866), married a daughter of Rorgo, Count of Maine *Gerhard II, Count of Limousin (−879) *Unknown daughter

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerard, Count Of Auvergne 841 deaths Nobility of the Carolingian Empire Year of birth unknown Counts of Auvergne