Hugh of Tours
Hugh of Tours | |
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| Born | c. 780 |
| Died | 837 Italy |
| Noble family | Etichonids |
| Spouse(s) | Ava of Morvois |
| Issue | Ermengard Adelaide Liutfrid |
Hugh (or Hugo) (c. 780 – 837) was the count of Tours and Sens during the reigns of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, until his disgrace in February 828.
Hugh had many possessions in
Walahfrid Strabo included her epitaph
in a poem of his.
In 827, Hugh, along with
Abu Marwan. Hugh and Matfrid delayed until the threat had passed. For this he was given the nickname Timidus or the Timid. Barcelona
being the greatest military accomplishment of Louis' career, the Spanish March meant much to him and Hugh and Matfrid found themselves greatly disfavoured at court. They were deposed in February of the next year.
He remained very influential as the father-in-law of Lothair. He joined Matfrid in inciting Lothair to rebellion and had all his lands confiscated in
cathedral of Monza. According to the Annales Bertiniani, he and Lambert of Nantes died during an epidemic in Italy in 837. News of their deaths—and that of Wala of Corbie in an earlier Italian epidemic in the fall of the previous year—greatly distressed Louis the Pious, but the opponents of Lothair interpreted it as divine judgement.[3][4]
Notes
- ^ The Miraculis Sancti Germani records the marriage of Adheleid with Chuonradus princeps.
References
- ^ Duckett 1962, p. 123.
- ^ Bouchard 1999, p. 340.
- ^ Nelson 1991, p. 37.
- ^ Hummer 2005, p. 165.
Sources
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1999). "Burgundy and Provence, 879-1032". In Reuter, Timothy (ed.). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 3, C.900-c.1024. Vol. III. Cambridge University Press.
- Duckett, Eleanor Shipley(1962). Carolingian Portraits: A Study in the Ninth Century. The University of Michigan Press.
- Hummer, Hans J. (2005). Politics and Power in Early Medieval Europe: Alsace and the Frankish Realm, 600–1000. Cambridge University Press.
- Nelson, Janet L.(1991). The Annals of St-Bertin. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
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