Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria
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Luitpold (or Liutpold) (modern Leopold) (died 4 July 907), perhaps of the Huosi family or related to the Carolingian dynasty by Liutswind, mother of Emperor Arnulf of Carinthia, was the ancestor of the Luitpolding dynasty which ruled Bavaria and Carinthia until the mid-tenth century.
Biography
In 893, he was appointed
As Luitpold remained a loyal supporter of the Carolingian monarch Arnulf of Carinthia and his son
Marriage and issue
Luitpold married
- Arnulf the Bad,[2] Duke of Bavaria from 907 to 937
- Berthold, Duke of Bavaria from 938 to 948.
From his descendants' titles, Luitpold is often called a duke of Bavaria or margrave of Bavaria, the latter title being more accurate to his actual status.
References
- ISBN 978-1-56731-891-3.
- ^ a b c Muller-Mertens 1999, p. 239.
Sources
Muller-Mertens, Eckhard (1999). "The Ottonians as kings and emperors". In Reuter, Timothy; McKitterick, Rosamond (eds.). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 3, C.900-c.1024. Cambridge University Press.239