Conrad, I Count of Auxerre
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Name Conrad , I Count of Auxerre [1, 2] Suffix I Count of Auxerre Gender Male Died 876 [1] Notes - Conrad I the Elder (died 876) was the count of several counties, most notably the Aargau and Auxerre, around Lake Constance, as well as Paris from 859 to 862/4. He was also the lay abbot of Saint-Germaine in Auxerre. Conrad's father was Welf.
He was one of the early Welfs, a member of the Bavarian branch, and his sister Judith was the second wife of Louis the Pious. In 858, he and his family - his wife Adelaide of Tours and his sons Hugh and Conrad the Younger - abandoned their sovereign Louis the German and went over to Charles the Bald, Judith's son. They were generously rewarded and Conrad was appointed to many countships. Louis the German confiscated his Bavarian fiefs and lands.
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.
Person ID I5255 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Welf, I of Altorf, d. Bef 876 Relationship Natural Mother Hedwig Relationship Natural Family ID F282 Group Sheet
Family Adelaide of Tours, b. Abt 820, d. Abt 866 (Age ~ 46 years) Children 1. Conrad, II Duke of Transjurane Burgundy Family ID F2149 Group Sheet
- Conrad I the Elder (died 876) was the count of several counties, most notably the Aargau and Auxerre, around Lake Constance, as well as Paris from 859 to 862/4. He was also the lay abbot of Saint-Germaine in Auxerre. Conrad's father was Welf.
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Sources - [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_I_of_Auxerre.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_II_of_Auxerre.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_I_of_Auxerre.