Radbod (prefect)

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Radbod
Prefect of the Eastern March
Prefect of the Eastern Marchfl. 833–854
Predecessor?
SuccessorCarloman of Bavaria
OccupationEast Frankish prefect

Radbod (fl. 833–54) was the East Frankish prefect of the

Slavs (apparently the Moravians) and together attack Louis the German's kingdom.[6] In the course of the Bulgarian–Moravian attack, Louis the German deposed Radbod in 854 for infidelity,[7] after an uprising.[8] Radbod then formed a rebel alliance with Rastislav.[6] In 855, Rastislav (Rastiz) rebelled, and Carloman was made prefect in Radbod's place in 856.[7] Carloman's 858 campaign forced Rastislav to make peace.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b McKitterick 1995, p. 151.
  2. ^ a b Wolfram 1979, p. 50.
  3. ^ Curta 2006, p. 133.
  4. ^ a b c d Goldberg 2006, p. 84.
  5. ^ a b c Bowlus 1995, p. 104.
  6. ^ a b Goldberg 2006, p. 242.
  7. ^ a b c Reuter 1992, p. 48.
  8. ^ McKitterick 1995, p. 153.

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