Individual Details

Gerold of Vinzgau, Count of Kraichgau

(725 - 799)

According to Wikipedia:

Gerold of Vinzgau (also Vintzgouw or Anglachgau; 725 - 799) was a count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau.[1] His daughter married King Charlemagne in 771.[2] In 784 generous donations to the monastery of Lorsch by Gerold and Emma are recorded.

Marriage and issue[edit]

He was married before 754 to Emma (d. 789 or 798 or after 784), daughter of Hnabi, Duke of Alamannia. They had the following:
Gerold[2]
Udalrich
Hildegard, born in 754, married King Charlemagne in 771.[2]
probably Adrian, Count of Orléans, father of Odo I, Count of Orléans
Eric of Friuli
Through Udalrich, Gerold is reckoned as the founder of the family of the Udalrichings [de].
References[edit]

^
 Lapidge 2017, p. 5.
^ Jump up to:a b c Lapidge 2017, p. 5-6.Sources[edit]

Lapidge, Michael (2017). Hilduin of Saint-Denis: The Passio S. Dionysii in Prose and Verse. Brill.

Events

Birth725
MarriageBef 754Emma of Alamannia
Death799

Families

SpouseEmma of Alamannia (735 - 798)
ChildAdrian, Count of Orléans (755 - 824)
ChildHildegarde of the Vinzgau (758 - 783)
FatherLiving
FatherLiving