Gauzfrid of Maine (died 878) was both
Count of Maine
The capital of Maine was Le Mans. In the thirteenth century it was annexed by France to the royal domain.
Dukes of Maine (''duces Cenomannici'')
* Charivius (fl. 723) – appears as ''dux'' in a document of 723. Controlled twelve counties and ...
and
Margrave of the Norman March from 865 until his death. He was a son of
Rorgon of Maine by his wife Bilechilde.
In 861,
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald (; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as CharlesII, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a series of civil wars during t ...
, king of
West Francia
In medieval historiography, West Francia (Medieval Latin: ) or the Kingdom of the West Franks () constitutes the initial stage of the Kingdom of France and extends from the year 843, from the Treaty of Verdun, to 987, the beginning of the Capet ...
, created the
March of Neustria, combining the Norman March and the Breton March. They were invested to
Adalard the Seneschal and
Robert the Strong, respectively. Gauzfrid and his brother
Rorgon II, who was Count of Maine at the time, revolted against Robert. The two brothers allied with
Salomon of Brittany in opposition to Robert the Strong.
In 865, Rorgon II died and Gauzfrid became the new Count of Maine. The same year, Charles the Bald deprived Adalard's family of their land in Neustria, and awarded it to Gauzfrid.
He had several children.
*
Gauzlin II (died 914), Count of Maine
*Gauzbert (
fl.
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...
912)
Upon his death in 878, Gauzfrid's lands passed to his cousin
Ragenold, because Gauzfrid's children were too young to succeed.
References
9th-century people from West Francia
Rorgonid dynasty
Counts of Maine
878 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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