Gerhard I of Metz (c. 875 – 22 June 910) was count of Metz. He was the son of
Adalhard (c. 850 – 2 January 890), count of Metz, himself son of
Adalard the Seneschal Adalard, also known as Adalhard or Alard, and called ''the Seneschal'', was a Frankish nobleman of the 9th century. He served as warden of the Norman march from 861 to 865, and was Lord Chancellor of France under Louis the Pious.
He was a son of ...
and a daughter of Matfried, count of Eifel (c. 820 – bef. 18 September 882).
Biography
He tried in vain to rule Lotharingia with his brothers Steven and Matfried I (count of Eifel).
In 897, Gerhard and his brothers were in conflict with King
Zwentibold
Zwentibold (''Zventibold'', ''Zwentibald'', ''Swentiboldo'', ''Sventibaldo'', ''Sanderbald''; – 13 August 900), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was the illegitimate son of Emperor Arnulf.Collins 1999, p. 360 In 895, his father granted hi ...
. They were first rejected, and reconciled shortly after.
He led an uprising with his brother Matfried, and in 900 defeated and killed Zwentibold on the battlefield of
Susteren
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.
He went to war, again with Matfried, in 906 against the count Conrad.
He was killed in a battle against the Bavarian army on 22 June 910.
Family
After 13 August 900, Gerhard married the widow of Zwentibold,
Oda (c. 880 – bef. 952), daughter of
Otto I, Duke of Saxony
Otto ( – 30 November 912), called the Illustrious (german: Otto der Erlauchte) by later authors, a member of the Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Saxony from 880 to his death.
Family
Otto was a younger son of the Saxon count Liudolf (d. 866), ...
, and had:
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Wigfried (d. 9 July 953), abbot of St. Ursula of Cologne, then archbishop of Cologne from 924 to 953
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Oda (d. bef. 18 May 963), married
Gozlin, Count of Bidgau and Methingau
Gozlin (c. 911 – between 19 October 942 and 16 February 943), was count of the Ardennes and the Bidgau, and army commander for his brother, Adalbero I of Metz.
Gozlin was a son of Count Palatine Wigeric of Lotharingia and Cunigunda of Fr ...
(d. 942)
*unknown daughter
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(d. bef. 949), count of Jülichgau
Oda of Saxony remarried to
Eberhard Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar.
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*Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire
*Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian
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, count in Oberlahngau.
References
Sources
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870s births
910 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
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