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Gerard, Count of Auvergne

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Gerard was Count of Auvergne from 839 until his death on 25 June 841.

Marriage and issue

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Gerard married either Rotrud or Hildegard, daughters of Louis the Pious.[1][a] They had the following children:

Notes

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  1. ^ Janet L. Nelson states, Gerard is known to have been son-in-law of Pepin I, King of Aquitaine, though the name of his wife has not been found.[2]

References

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  1. ^ McKitterick 1999, p. 363.
  2. ^ Nelson 1992, p. ?.
  3. ^ McKitterick 1999, p. 362.

Sources

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  • McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, 751-987. Longman.
  • Nelson, Janet L. (1992). Charles the Bald. London: Longman. ISBN 0582055849. OCLC 23767726.