Hnabi or Nebi (c. 710 – c. 789) was an Alemannian duke. He was a son of

Huoching Huoching of Alamannia (c. 675–744) was an Alemannic nobleman. According to the 9th century '' Vita Hiudowici'' by Thegan, he was the son of Gotfrid Agilolfing (c. 650–709). Huoching's son Hnabi (Nebi) was the founder of the Ahalolfings dyna ...

and perhaps a grandson of the duke

Gotfrid :''See Gottfried for the given name.'' Gotfrid (also ''Gotefrid'', modernized ''Gottfried''; la, Gotfridus or ''Cotefredus''; (c. 650–709) was the Duke of Alemannia in the late seventh century and until his death. He was of the house of the Agilo ...

, which would make him a scion of the

Agilolfing The Agilolfings were a noble family that ruled the Duchy of Bavaria on behalf of their Merovingian suzerains from about 550 until 788. A cadet branch of the Agilolfings also ruled the Kingdom of the Lombards intermittently from 616 to 712. They ...

dynasty of

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

. He was the founder of the "old" line of the Ahalolfings. Around 724 he was one of the joint founders of the monastery of Reichenau. By his wife Hereswind, Hnabi left at least two children, Ruadbert (Rodbert, Robert), who was count in the

Hegau The Hegau is an extinct volcanic landscape in southern Germany extending around the industrial city of Singen (Hohentwiel), between Lake Constance in the east, the Rhine River in the south, the Danube River in the north and the Randen—as the so ...

, and Imma or Emma (died c. 785), who married

Gerold of Vintzgau Gerold of Vinzgau (also ''Vintzgouw'' or ''Anglachgau''; 725 - 799) was a count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau.{{sfn, Lapidge, 2017, p=5 His daughter married King Charlemagne in 771.{{sfn, Lapidge, 2017, p=5-6 In 784 generous donations to the monaste ...

and was the mother of Eric of Friuli and

Hildegard Hildegard is a female name derived from the Old High German ''hild'' ('war' or 'battle') and ''gard'' ('enclosure' or 'yard'), and means 'battle enclosure'. Variant spellings include: Hildegarde; the Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildeg ...

, wife of

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...

. Rodbert son of Hnabi is mentioned in a St. Gall document dated 770. Imma is mentioned in documents of Lorsch, Fulda and St. Gall between 779 and 804. The genealogy of Hildegard is recorded in the ninth-century ''Vita Hiudowici'' by Thegan of Trier: "the duke

begat

, Huoching begat Hnabi, Hnabi begat Emma, Emma herself the most blessed queen Hildegard" (''Gotfridus dux genuit Huochingum, Huochingus genuit Nebi, Nebi genuit Immam, Imma vero Hiltigardem beatissimam reginam''). Scholars have cast doubt on Huoching being the son of Gotfrid, comparing the father-and-son pair of Huoching and Hnabi to that of Hoc and Hnaef in Anglo-Saxon tradition.Hans Jänichen
"Die alemannischen Fürsten Nebi und Berthold und ihre Beziehungen zu den Klöstern St. Gallen und Reichenau"
''Blätter für deutsche Landesgeschichte'' (1976), pp. 30-40.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hnabi Alemannic rulers Ahalolfing dynasty 710s births 789 deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain