Ranulf I (also Ramnulf, Rannulf, and Ranulph) (820–866) was a Count of Poitiers (from 835) and Duke of Aquitaine (from 852). He is the son of Gerard, Count of Auvergne.[1] Few details are known about Ranulf I, except that he died in 866 in Aquitaine from wounds received in the Battle of Brissarthe against the Vikings (in which Robert the Strong also died).[2]
Marriage and issue
editRanulf married Adeltrude of Maine,[3] a daughter of Rorgon I,[a] and they had the following:
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Rosamond McKitterick states Ranulf married a daughter of Rorgo, though gives no name.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c McKitterick 1999, p. 363.
- ^ Nelson 1991, p. 135.
- ^ Le Jan 2003, p. 157-158.
- ^ a b McKitterick 1999, p. 362.
Sources
edit- Le Jan, Régine (2003). Anatomie de la famille: Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc (VIIe-Xe siècle). Éditions de la Sorbonne. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, 751-987. Longman.
- Nelson, Janet L., ed. (1991). The Annals of St-Bertin: Ninth-century Histories. Vol. I. Manchester University Press.