Adalard Seneschal ( fr. Adalard le Sénéchal ; c. 810 - after June 16, 866 [1] ) - Earl, Seneschal of Emperor Louis I the Pious in 831–840, Marquis of the Norman Neustrian brand in 861–865, probably the son of Letard of Paris , Count Fesansaka .
| Adalard Seneschal | |||||||
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| fr. Adalard le sénéchal | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Hugo | ||||||
| Successor | Vivian | ||||||
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| Together with | Udo ( 861 - 865 ), Berengar ( 861 - 865 ) | ||||||
| Predecessor | Neoplasm | ||||||
| Successor | Gozfried Manx | ||||||
| Birth | OK. 810 | ||||||
| Death | after June 16, 866 | ||||||
| Kind | Gerardids | ||||||
| Father | Letard of Paris | ||||||
| Mother | Grimhild | ||||||
| Children | Stefan, Adalard II , daughter | ||||||
Adalard had great influence at the court of the emperor Louis the Pious , after the death of which he took part in the feuds of his sons. Later, he served the king of Lorraine Lothar II , but after the latter approached the king of the East Frankish kingdom Louis II of Germany, he was forced to move to the West Frankish kingdom , where he was involved in the struggle against the influential Rorgonid clan. Later he returned to Lorraine, where he unsuccessfully tried to pass off his daughter as the son of Louis of Germany.
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Biography
Adalard probably came from a noble family of Gerardids and was an influential count during the reign of Emperor Louis I the Pious, who made him his seneschal. According to the historian Nithard , Adalard enjoyed the trust of the emperor, but used this confidence “to satisfy his greed and greed of his relatives” [2] [3] . Also during the reign of Louis Adalard became the secular abbot of the monastery of St. Martin in Tours [4] .
After the death of Emperor Louis I, a struggle began between his sons. The eldest of them, Emperor Lothar I , demanded that his brothers, Louis II of Germany and Charles II of Bald , recognize his authority over them. However, Karl and Louis refused to do this. At the same time, according to Nithard, Lothar for the fact that Adalard refused to swear allegiance to him, deprived him of the lands bestowed in his time by Emperor Louis I. As a result, Adalard took the side of Charles in the conflict. He participated in the embassies as Karl's envoy to Lothar [5] . Later, Adalard was one of the commanders of the army of Charles at the Battle of Fontaine (841), making a decisive contribution to the victory over the army of Lothar [6] [4] .
After the victory, Adalard negotiated with Louis the German and Count Giselbert of Maasgau [7] . In 842, Adalard’s influence on Charles grew so much that he was able to marry him with his niece Irmentrude , the daughter of his sister Angeltrude and Count Ed of Orleans [4] [1] .
After the conclusion of the Verdun Treaty in 843, Adalard moved to the Kingdom of East Frankish , to the court of King Louis of Germany. In 844, he exchanged the abbey of Saint-Martin-de-Tours for the abbey of Saint-Quentin [4] [1] .
Since 849, Adalard’s main activity has been associated with the so-called Middle Kingdom (future Lorraine ). In the 850s, he was referred to as the secular abbot of the Echternach monasteries, Saint-Maximinus in Trier , Stablo-Malmedy and Saint-Vast in Arras , and later as manager in the Lorsch monastery . After the death of Emperor Lothar I, he served his son, King Lothar II . However, in 861, he became a victim of the rivalry of his relatives, Counts Udo , Berengar and Waldo Abbat , with King Louis of Germany. They were forced to flee to the courtyard of Lothar II, where they were sheltered by Adalard. At the same time, Lothar II became close to Louis the German, as a result of which Adalard, along with Udo, Berengar and Waldo, was forced to flee to the court of the king of the West Frankish king Charles II the Bald [4] [1] .
In the same year, Charles II formed two Neustrian stamps to protect Neustria from the Vikings . The rulers of one of them, the Norman brand, were appointed Adalard, Udo and Berengar. This appointment envied the representatives of the powerful clan Rorgonids , who occupied a dominant position in these places [8] and considered this area their own. As a result, the Count of Maine Rorgon II, together with his brother Gozfried, teamed up with King Brittany Salomon and attacked the brand. In order to achieve peace, Karl was forced in 865 to transfer the Norman mark to Gozfried [4] [1] .
After 865, Adalard returned to Lorraine. He tried to marry his daughter to Prince Louis , one of the sons of King Louis of Germany, but the engagement was canceled. After this mention of Adalard disappear [4] [1] .
Marriage and children
The name of Adalard's wife is unknown. According to the studies of the historian Edward Glavichki, the children of Adalard could be: [4]
- Stefan (d. After September 18, 882), Count;
- Adalard II (c. 840-890), Count of Metz ;
- daughter (d. after 865).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Descendants of Gerard comte de Paris (English) . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Date of treatment August 11, 2013.
- ↑ Nithard . History in four books, Prince. IV , chapter 6. - S. 140.
- ↑ The Carolingian Legacy. IX-X centuries. - S. 29-30.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hlawitschka Eduard. Die Anfänge des Hauses Habsburg-Lothringen. - S. 74,158,163-165,167-169,171-173.
- ↑ Nithard . History in four books, Prince. II , chapter 2-3. - S. 109-111.
- ↑ Nithard . History in four books, Prince. II , chapter 10. - S. 119-121.
- ↑ Nithard . History in four books, Prince. III , chapter 2-3. - S. 123-126.
- ↑ Rorgonids ruled in the county of Maine , bordering the brand,
Literature
- Nithard . History in four books // Historians of the Carolingian era / trans. with lat. A.I. Sidorova. - M .: ROSSPEN, 1999 .-- S. 97-142. - 1,000 copies. - ISBN 5-86004-160-8 .
- The Carolingian Legacy. IX-X centuries / Per. with fr. T.A. Chesnokova . - M .: Scarab, 1993 .-- T. 2 .-- 272 p. - (A new history of medieval France). - 50,000 copies. - ISBN 5-86507-043-6 .
- Hlawitschka Eduard. Die Anfänge des Hauses Habsburg-Lothringen. Genealogische Studien zur Geschichte Lothringens und des Reiches im 9., 10. und 11 Jahrhundert. - Saarbrücken: Minerva, 1969.
Links
- Descendants of Gerard comte de Paris (English) . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Date of treatment August 11, 2013.
- Adalhard I. Seneschall (German) . Mittelalterliche Genealogie im Deutschen Reich bis zum Ende der Staufer. Date of treatment August 11, 2013.