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Banzleib
Banzleibs was a mid-ninth-century Franks, Frankish magnate of the Hattonid family in the Carolingian Empire. He was the Count of Maine in 832. By 838, when he was still at Le Mans, he had been appointed by the emperor, Louis the Pious, as ''comes et Saxoniae patriae marchio'': "count and margrave of the Saxon fatherland". After the death of Louis in 840, Banzleibs supported Lothair I, Lothair in the subsequent civil war which arose between Louis's sons. Along with his brothers, Adalbert, Count of Metz, and Hatto, Count of Nassau, Banzleibs was a staunch opponent of Louis the German and the creation of an East Francia, East Frankish kingdom. On 14 December 840 at Rösbeck Louis dispossessed Banzleibs of his benefices and public offices and granted them to Warin, Abbot of Corvey, Warin, Abbot of Corvey. Banzleibs does not appear in any further records after this date and it has been suggested that he was killed in battle with Louis's forces. Sources *Goldberg, Eric J. "Popular Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattonid
The Hattonids were an important imperial noble family in the first half of the 9th century, during the reigns of the Carolingian kings Charlemagne and Louis the Pious. They lost their position under Louis the German. They were patronised by the emperors and were enfeoffed with benefices on imperial estates. They attended empire-wide councils and were given military commands on the borders to defend the empire from Danish Vikings and Slavs. Hailing from Saxony and Bavaria, where they had many lands and ''honores'', the Hattonids were appointed to prefectures and counties in East Franconia and the central Rhineland from an early date. One of their family, Banzleib, was both Count of Maine in 832 and, by 838, ''comes et Saxoniae patriae marchio'' ("count and margrave of the Saxon fatherland") under Louis the Pious. The Hattonids more or less controlled Saxony in the last years of Louis the Pious' reign. The Hattonids were staunch supporters of Louis the Pious and the unity of the Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |