Bego (died 28 October 816) was the son of Gerard I of Paris and Rotrude. He was appointed

Count of Toulouse The count of Toulouse (, ) was the ruler of Toulouse during the 8th to 13th centuries. Originating as vassals of the Frankish kings, the hereditary counts ruled the city of Toulouse and its surrounding county from the late 9th century until 12 ...

Duke of Septimania The title Prince of Gothia (''princeps Gothiæ'') or Prince of the Goths (''princeps Gothorum'') was a title of nobility, sometimes assumed by its holder as a sign of supremacy in the region of Septimania#Gothia_in_Carolingian_times, Gothia and so ...

Duke of Aquitaine The duke of 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 successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom ( ...

, and Margrave of the Hispanic March in 806 and followed his brother as

Count of Paris Count of Paris () was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times. After Hugh Capet was elected King of the Franks in 987, the title merged into the crown and fell into disuse. However, it was later revived ...

in 813. In 806,

William of Gellone William of Gellone ( 755 – 28 May 812 or 814), the medieval William of Orange, was the second Duke of Toulouse from 790 until 811. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone. He was canonized a saint in 1066 by Pope Alexander II.

abdicated and

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian ...

appointed Bego to take his place in Toulouse and the

March of Gothia Septimania is a historical region in modern-day southern France. It referred to the western part of the Roman province of ''Gallia Narbonensis'' that passed to the control of the Visigoths in 462, when Septimania was ceded to their king, Theodor ...

. He did not succeed his father in Paris, but was later placed in the comital office there, but did not live long after that. Bego married Alpais, granddaughter of Charlemagne. Their children were: * Leuthard II, who later ruled Paris *Eberhard. He may also have been the father of the following children, by one or more other women.Hlawitchka, E. (1969) ''Die Anfänge des Hauses Habsburg-Lothringen. Genealogische Studien zur Geschichte Lothringens und des Reiches im 9.,10. und 11. Jahrhundert'', pp. 166-168. *Landrade *Susanna, whose son was Adalhard, eighth Count of Paris *Engeltrude, whose son was

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 "E ...

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* 816 deaths Counts of Toulouse Dukes of Septimania Dukes of Aquitaine Counts of Paris Margrave of the Hispanic March Year of birth unknown House of Girard Nobility of the Carolingian Empire {{France-noble-stub