Gebhard, Count of the Lahngau
- 879-
Name Gebhard , Count of the Lahngau [1, 2] Suffix Count of the Lahngau Gender Male Died 879 [2] Notes - Gebhard (died 879) was a mid-9th-century count in the Lahngau and the first documented ancestor of the dynasty later known as the Conradines. He was a "leading man of the [East] Franks" and a brother-in-law of Ernest, margrave of the Bavarian Nordgau. Gebhard may be a son of Odo I, Count of Orléans, if identical with Udo the Elder, count in the Lahngau from 821 to 826.
In 838, he allied with Poppo of Grapfeld and Otgar, Archbishop of Mainz, against the rebellious Louis the German and in favour of the emperor Louis the Pious.
He was the father of
Udo, count in the Lahngau
Waldo, abbot of St. Maximin's at Trier
Bertulf, Bishop of Trier
Berengar, count in the Hessengau
who all rose to prominent positions in West Francia.
Person ID I5375 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Children 1. Udo of Neustria Family ID F2137 Group Sheet
- Gebhard (died 879) was a mid-9th-century count in the Lahngau and the first documented ancestor of the dynasty later known as the Conradines. He was a "leading man of the [East] Franks" and a brother-in-law of Ernest, margrave of the Bavarian Nordgau. Gebhard may be a son of Odo I, Count of Orléans, if identical with Udo the Elder, count in the Lahngau from 821 to 826.
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Sources - [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udo_of_Neustria.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebhard,_Count_of_Lahngau.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udo_of_Neustria.