Reginar (Reginhere) (died 17 April 818), Frankish nobleman, son of Meginhere, confidant 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 ...

, and grandson of the conspirator

Hardrad Hardrad (died after 786) was a Frankish count and a leading figure in the conspiracy of Thuringian noblemen against Charlemagne. This conspiracy resulted in many nobles being killed and their property confiscated, leading to the laws concerning t ...

Biography

Reginar allied himself with

Bernard, King of Italy Bernard (797 – 17 April 818) was the King of the Lombards from 810 to 818. He plotted against his uncle, Emperor Louis the Pious, when the latter's ''Ordinatio Imperii'' made Bernard a vassal of his cousin Lothair. When his plot was discovered, ...

, grandson of Charlemagne. In 817,

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 ...

issued the ''Ordinatio Imperii'' that detailed the future of the Frankish Empire. Under this, the bulk of the Frankish territory went to Louis' eldest son, Lothair. Bernard received no further territory beyond th kingship of Italy, and he was to be a vassal of Lothair. This was likely the handiwork of Empress

Ermengarde Ermengarde or Ermengard or Ermingarde or Irmingard or Irmgard is a feminine given name of Germanic origin derived from the Germanic words "ermen/irmin," meaning "whole, universal" and "gard" meaning "enclosure, protection". Armgarð is a Faroese ver ...

, who wanted to displace Bernard in favor of her sons. Bernard began plotting with a group of noblemen including the king’s friend Eggideo, the chamberlain Reginhard, and Reginar. Anshelm,

Bishop of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan ( it, Arcidiocesi di Milano; la, Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has lon ...

and Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans, were also accused of being involved. The rebels planned to dethrone Louis, putting him and his family to death, and to install Bernard as sole ruler of the Empire. Ratbold, Bishop of Verona, and Suppo, Count of Brescia, were among the first to warn Louis of the plot, reporting the belief that all of Italy would support the insurgents. Louis himself led his troops at Châlon, where Bernard and his chief partisans, ill-supported, quickly surrendered. The conspirators were sent to Aix-la-Chapelle, where the town assembly sentenced all to death. The Emperor commuted their punishment to that of blinding. Both Bernard and Reginar died, on 17 April 818, just a few days after their punishment. Further details can be found in the article

Bernard of Italy Bernard (797 – 17 April 818) was the King of the Lombards from 810 to 818. He plotted against his uncle, Emperor Louis the Pious, when the latter's ''Ordinatio Imperii'' made Bernard a vassal of his cousin Lothair. When his plot was discovered, ...

References

Sources

* Bury, J. B. (Editor), ''The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III: Germany and the Western Empire'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1922, pages 11–12 * McKitterick, Rosamond (Editor), ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume II: 700-900'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991, pages 113–115
Medieval Lands Project, Other German Nobility
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