Regnier II, Count of Hainaut and Burgundy

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Name:
His name is also spelt Richard.

Family/Spouse: Adelaide of Burgundy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Regnier III "Longhals", Count of Hainaut was born about 920; died in 973.
2. Willa of Burgundy
3. Adelaide of Burgundy
4. Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine was born about 890 in France; died on 2 Oct 939 in Echternach, Luxembourg.

Family/Spouse: Adelaide of Dagsburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Living: From 877 to 886
• Offices Held: 897, Echternach, Luxembourg
• Title(s): 900

Notes:

Name:
He was also the Count of Lorraine and the Lay Abbot of Echternach.

Offices Held:
Regnier was appointed in 897, the Lay Abbot of Echternach in Luxembourg, which office he held until his death.

Title(s):
He became the Duke of Lorraine.

Regnier married Hersent of France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): From 840 to 877
• Title(s): From 846 to 863

Notes:

Death: Stuart (2002) gives his death date as about 885.

Title(s):
He was Count of Darnau.

Title(s):
He was the Count in the Maasgau.

Giselbert married Ermengarde of Lorraine, Princess of Italy in 846. Ermengarde (daughter of Lothair I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ermengarde of Orleans) was born in Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Her name was also spelt Helletrude of Lorraine.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 840 to 877; King of France (Carolingian dynasty)
• Land/House: 843; By the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the Carolingian Empire was divided into three kingdoms, with Charles the Bald receiving the West Frankish Kingdom, Lothar receiving the Kingdom of Lothar, and Louis the German receiving the East Frankish Kingdom.
• Crowned: 869; In 869, he was crowned the King of Burgundy.
• Crowned: 875; He was crowned the King of Italy in 875.
• Reign: From 875 to 877; Holy Roman Emperor
• Crowned: 25 December 875.; He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on 25 December 875.

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Birth: Sewell gives his birth date as 13 June 823.

Birth: von Redlich (1941) gives his birth date as 23 June 823.

Name:

Charles married Ermentrude of Orléans on 14 Dec 842. Ermentrude (daughter of Eudes, Count of Orléans and Engeltrude) was born on 27 Sep 830; died on 6 Oct 869 in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): From 839 to 842

Notes:

Title(s):
He was the Count in the Massgau (the valley of the Meuse river).

Giselbert married sister of Echard, Count of Hesbaye. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: 817
• Crowned: 840
• Reign: From 840 to 855; Holy Roman Emperor
• Land/House: 843

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Name:


Crowned:
He was crowned the King of Italy.

Crowned:
He was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.

Land/House:
By the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the Carolingian Empire was divided into three kingdoms, with Charles the Bald receiving the West Frankish Kingdom, Lothar receiving the Kingdom of Lothar, and Louis the German receiving the East Frankish Kingdom.

Lothair married Ermengarde of Orleans on 15 Oct 821. Ermengarde (daughter of Hugh II "le Méfiant", Count of Tours and Aba or Bava) died on 20 Mar 851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 814 to 840; Holy Roman Emperor

Notes:

Death: Sewell gives his death date as 30 April 840.

Name:


He was also known as Lois the Fair.

Louis married Judith of Bavaria in Feb 819. Judith (daughter of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Count in the Entgau and Egilwich, Abbess of Challes) was born about 800 in Bavaria, Germany; died on 19 Apr 843 in Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eudes married Engeltrude. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]