Gerold I (c. 725 – 784) was the count of Kraichgau and Anglachgau. His daughter, Hildegard married King Charlemagne in 771.
Gerold is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Gerold Bührer (born 1948), Swiss politician and member of the National Council (1991–2007) Gerold of Cologne (1201–1251), martyr and saint Gerold Löffler (born 1967), Swiss bobsledder...
Hildegard (c. 757/758 – 30 April 783) was a Frankish queen and the wife of Charlemagne from c. 771 until her death. Hildegard was a noblewoman of Frankish and Alemannian heritage. Through eleven years of marriage with Charlemagne, Hildegard helped...
Charlemagne ( SHAR-lə-mayn; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800. He united most of Western and Central Europe and was the...
Adrian of Orléans (c. 755 – before November 821) was a Frankish count, son of Gerold of Anglachgau and Emma of Alemannia. His sister Hildegard married Charlemagne; therefore, he was the emperor's brother-in-law and uncle to the next emperor, Louis...
Reichenau Abbey was a Benedictine monastery on Reichenau Island (known in Latin as Augia Dives) in southern Germany. It was founded in 724 by the itinerant Saint Pirmin, who is said to have fled Visigothic Spain ahead of the Moorish invaders, with...
Ulrich (German pronunciation: [ˈʊl.ʁɪç]) is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German Uodalrich, Odalric. It is composed of the elements uodal- meaning "heritage" and -rih meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of...
Eric (also Heirichus or Ehericus; died 799) was the Duke of Friuli (dux Foroiulensis) from 789 to his death. He was the eldest son of Gerold of Anglachgau and by the marriage of his sister Hildegard the brother-in-law of Charlemagne.
The siege of Trsat (Croatian: Opsada Trsata) was a battle fought over possession of the town of Trsat (Latin: Tarsatica) in Liburnia, near the Croatian–Frankish border. The battle was fought in the autumn of 799 between the defending forces of...
