Ranulf I (also ''Ramnulf'', ''Rannulf'', and ''Ranulph'') (820–866) was a
Count of Poitiers
Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers (or ''Poitou'', in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of Aquitaine) are:
*Bodilon
* Warinus (638–677), son of Bodilon
*Hatton (735-778)
Carolingian Counts
...
(from 835) and
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 ...
(from 852). He is the son of
Gerard, Count of Auvergne Gerard was Rulers of Auvergne, Count of Auvergne from 839 until his death on 25 June 841.
Marriage and issue
Gerard married either Rotrud or Hildegard, daughters of Louis the Pious. They had the following children:
*Ranulf I of Poitiers, Duke of Aq ...
. Few details are known about Ranulf I, except that he died in 866 in
Aquitaine
Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 January ...
from wounds received in the
Battle of Brissarthe
The Battle of Brissarthe was fought on 2 July 866, between the Franks and a joint Breton-Viking army near Brissarthe, Neustria. It was marked by the death of Robert the Strong, the Neustrian margrave, and Ranulf I, the duke of Aquitaine.
I ...
against the
Vikings
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
(in which
Robert the Strong
Robert the Strong (french: Robert le Fort; c. 830 – 866) was the father of two kings of West Francia: Odo (or Eudes) and Robert I of France. His family is named after him and called the Robertians. In 853, he was named ''missus dominicus'' ...
also died).
Marriage and issue
Ranulf married Adeltrude of Maine, a daughter of
Rorgon I, and they had the following:
*
Ranulf II, who inherited
Poitou
Poitou (, , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe.
Geography
The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...
and later acquired Aquitaine.
*Gauzbert, (d. 893)
*Ebalus (d.892) abbot of St. Germain-des-Pres and St. Hilary of Poitiers
See also
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Ramnulfids
The Ramnulfids, or the House of Poitiers, were a French dynasty ruling the County of Poitou and Duchy of Aquitaine in the 9th through 12th centuries. Their power base shifted from Toulouse to Poitou. In the early 10th century, they contested th ...
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Dukes of Aquitaine family tree
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 ...
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820 births
866 deaths
House of Poitiers
Dukes of Aquitaine
Counts of Poitiers