Unruoch II (also known as Unroch II) (died 853) was a
Frankish
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nobleman and friend 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 ...
.
In particular, he was witness to the
emperor's will in 811.
He was the
Frankish
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Duke (Margrave) of
Friuli
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before 846. He may have been the son of
Unruoch I of Friuli or
Berengar, Count of Friuli. He married Engeltrude (Engletron), daughter of
Beggo, Count of Toulouse and had the following issue:
*
Eberhard of Friuli
Eberhard (c. 815 – 16 December 867) was the Frankish Duke of Friuli from 846. His name is alternatively spelled Everard, Evrard, Erhard, or Eberard; in Latinized fashion, ''Everardus'', ''Eberardus'', or ''Eberhardus''. He wrote his own name ...
, a son, his successor (c. 815-816 – 866), who married
Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious
Gisela (born 820) was the youngest daughter of Louis the Pious and his second wife, Judith of Bavaria. She married the powerful and influential Eberhard, Duke of Friuli, later canonized as Saint Eberhard, with whom she had several children inclu ...
*
Berengar the Wise
Berengar, called the Wise ( ca, Berenguer el Savi, la, Berengarius Sapiens), was the duke or count of Toulouse (814–835) and duke (or margrave) of Septimania (832–835). He held the County of Barcelona concomitantly with Septimania.
Berenga ...
, a son who was killed in battle (c. 836)
*
Amadee of Friuli Amadee may refer to:
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...
, a son who became Count of Payn Langres (b. 825)
*
Ternois of Friuli
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, a daughter (b. 825), who married
Count Gebhard Nieder-Lahngau
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
*
Alard, Abbot of St. Bertin, a son
*
Amadeus, Count of Burgundy, a son (b. 827).
Notes
853 deaths
Nobility of the Carolingian Empire
People from Friuli
9th-century Italian nobility
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