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Conrad the Elder, Count of Argengau

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Upper Burgundy (green) and Alamannia (orange), including Conrad's old counties of Argengau and Linzgau (c. 1000)

Conrad the Elder (died about 864) was a prominent noble in the Carolingian Empire, and member of the Elder House of Welf.[1] He was count of several counties in Alamannia, most notably the counties of Argengau and Linzgau, north of the Lake Constance. Conrad was son of count Welf I and countess Heilwig. Both of Conrad's sisters married into the Carolingian dynasty: the elder Judith was second wife of emperor Louis the Pious, while younger Emma was wife of king Louis the German of East Francia.[2]

In 853-858, Conrad's sons left East Francia,[3] and went over to king Charles the Bald of West Francia, who was Judith's son and thus Conrad's nephew.[4] Since Conrad already held some lands in the West-Frankish County of Auxerre,[5] including the position of a lay abbot of Saint-Germaine in Auxerre,[4] his son Conrad the Younger was appointed Count of Auxerre by king Charles, while the other son Hugh became a monk and Abbot of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre. It is assumed that king Louis of East Francia reacted by confiscating most of their old fiefs and lands in Alamannia and Bavaria.[6]

The Miracula Sancti Germani calls Conrad Chuonradus princeps (prince, sovereign), when recording his marriage. By some accounts his wife re-married to Robert the Strong after his death.

Family

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Between 834 and 838, Conrad married Adelaide of Tours, daughter of Hugh of Tours.[7] They had:

References

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  1. ^ Riché 1993, p. 149-153.
  2. ^ a b Heidecker 2010, p. 199.
  3. ^ Nelson 1992, p. 178-181.
  4. ^ a b c d Reuter 1992, p. 43.
  5. ^ Nelson 1992, p. 100.
  6. ^ Reuter 1992, p. 45.
  7. ^ Nelson 1996, p. 42.

Sources

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  • Heidecker, Karl (2010). The Divorce of Lothar II: Christian Marriage and Political Power in the Carolingian World. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press.
  • Nelson, Janet L. (1991). The Annals of St-Bertin. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  • Nelson, Janet L. (1992). Charles the Bald. London and New York: Longman.
  • Nelson, Janet L. (1996). The Frankish World, 750-900. London: The Hambledon Press.
  • Reuter, Timothy (1992). The Annals of Fulda. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  • Riché, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
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