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     Erik Agnarsson was born circa 705 at Vestfold, Norway.

     Adelheim Count von Wormsgau was born circa 670 at Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Doda (?) was born circa 654 at Neustria.

     Lambert I Count of Burgundy died Deceased at Bourgogne, France. He was born circa 632 at Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou, France. He was the son of Warinus Count of Franks in Burgundy and Unknown First Wife.

     Hermenlindis of Bavaria was born circa 750 at Bavaria, Germany. She was the daughter of Berthold of Bavaria.

     Bertha de Tours was born circa 800 at Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Touraine/Centre, France. She was the daughter of Hugues III Count of Upper Alsace and Bava (Ava) (?)

     Bertha of Neustria was born circa 685 at Neustria. She was the daughter of Thiedoric III King of Neustria and Clotilde of Austrasia. Bertha of Neustria died after 720.

     Thiedoric III King of Neustria was born circa 651 at Neustria. He married St Amalaberga de Neustria circa 669. Thiedoric III King of Neustria married an unknown person circa 674. He married Clotilde of Austrasia, daughter of Ansgise (Ansigisel) Mayor of Palace of Austrasia and Begga (Saint) of Landen, circa 684. Thiedoric III King of Neustria died in 691.
     He SOURCES:
Thierri=Theuderic III, King de Neustrie (Rosamond, Frankish kingdom
under Carolingians.)

(Paul, Nouveau Larousse Universel.) (Stuart, Royalty
for Commoners, Page 90, Line 123-46.) (Andre Castelot, Histoire de LaFrance, Tome 1, Pages 250 - 259, 256).

Born: in 651 in Neustrie, son of Clovis II, King de Bourgogne and SainteBathilde. Some sources assert that Thierry III was born in 651 whileothers claim it was circa 654. Note - between 673 and 690: Thierri IIIbecame King of Neustrie upon the death of Clotaire III between 10 Marchand 15 May 673. The Crown was given him by Ebroin, Major Domo. It isEbroin's excesses which caused the Greats [Optimates] to rebel in 674 andto call upon Childeric II, King of Austrasia for help. Thierri III wasde-throned in 674 by Childeric II who died in 675 allowing Thierri III tore-claim the throne. In 674, he was shaven and relegated to Saint-Denis.Ebroin was exiled to the Monastery of Luxeuil [Haute-Saone]. In 676,Thierry III left Saint-Denis to become King of Neustria and of Burgundywith the help of Major Domo Leger. Ebroin, however, first supportsClotaire III, a son of Clovis III, and then he swings to Thierry III.

Thierry III for his part is first and foremost King of Neustria and ofBurgundy and the Greats [Optimates] of Austrasia want a King of theirown. Thus, they find Dagobert II, son of Sigebert III, who had beenexiled in Ireland. For all practical purposes, Dagobert II is King ofAustrasia, whereas Ebroin rules Neustria and Burgundy in the name ofThierry III. By 680, through the death in 679 of Dagobert II, Thierry IIIis sole King of Gaule. But in reality the antagonism between theNeustrians and the Austrasians was quite aggravated. Austrasia is at thattime governed by the grandson of Pepin de Landen, Pepin II, who makeshimself Duke of Austrasia, supported by his brother Martin. In the Summerof 680, the two armies join in battle at Leucofao [known today asBois-du-Fay] in the Ardennes. The Austrasians are defeated and Pepinescapes. Martin is taken prisoner in Laon, where he had sought refuge.Ebroin had promised to let him live, and of course, he rushed to have himexecuted. Within 3 years Ebroin is himself assassinated by one Ermenfroywho takes refuge in Austrasia. In 687, Pepin II with the help of theGreats [Optimates] of Neustria, invades Neustria from the North-East.Though Thierry III was vanquished at the Battle of Tertry [three leaguesfrom Saint-Quentin] by Pepin II, the latter still recognized Thierry IIIas King of Neustrie. Married before 674: Amalberge, daughter ofWandregisis and Farahild. Died: between March 691 and April 691.

Thierry III died in March or April, and his son Clovis IV succeeds him,though he is barely 9 years of age. Thus, Pepin II [Pepin of Herstal]remains the true ruler.

     Clotilde of Austrasia was born circa 650 at Heristal, Liege, Belgium. She was the daughter of Ansgise (Ansigisel) Mayor of Palace of Austrasia and Begga (Saint) of Landen. Clotilde of Austrasia married Thiedoric III King of Neustria circa 684. Clotilde of Austrasia died on 3 June 692.

     Daughter of Alard was born circa 715 at Austrasia, Flanders.

     Gerold Count of Vinzgau Duke of Allemania was born circa 730 at Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was the son of Gerold Bishop of Mayenne. Gerold Count of Vinzgau Duke of Allemania died after 779.¹

     Emma of Allemania was born in 736 at Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was the daughter of Hnabi Duke of Alamannia and Hersuinde (?) Emma of Allemania died in 798.^2,3

     Hnabi Duke of Alamannia was born circa 690 at Bavaria, Germany. He died in 788.
     He Seen in 709, 720, and 724. [Ancestral Roots]

     Hersuinde (?) was born circa 705 at Bavaria, Germany.

     Godefrid King of Haithabu & Rustringen married Maud (Matilda) (?) Godefrid King of Haithabu & Rustringen was born circa 830 at Haithabu, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was the son of Harald II Klak Halfdansson King of Denmark and Sigrid Helgisdottir. Godefrid King of Haithabu & Rustringen married an unknown person in 882.¹ He died in June 885 at Rustringen, Friesland, Netherlands; (killed.)
     He The following is excerpted from a post by Stewart Baldwin, 18 Nov 1996:

From: Stewart Baldwin (sbald AT auburn.campus.mci.net)
Subject: Danish kings, 8th & 9th centuries
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 1996/11/18

Godefrid, son of Harald [AB 852], an unsuccessful claimant to the
Danish throne in 855. He attacked Frisia in 852 [AB], and then
made peace with Charles the Bald in 853 [AB]. With his kinsman
Rorik (see below), he went to Denmark in 855 [AB], in an attempt
to gain power there after the civil war of 854, but their
attempts were unsuccessful, and they returned to their base in
Dorestad. It is not clear whether this Godefrid is the same
person as the Danish Viking of that name who was active in the
period 882-885, married Gisla (daughter of Lothar II) in 882, was
granted lands which Rorik had previously held, and was killed in
885. [See AF 882-5].

     Harald II Klak Halfdansson King of Denmark was born circa 795 at Haithabu, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was the son of Halfdan Haraldsson King of Haithabu. Harald II Klak Halfdansson King of Denmark died in 844 at Walcheran Island, Netherlands.³
     He Harald Klak. [Royal Families of Medieval Scandinavia]

Like that of Norway and Sweden, Denmark's early history is marked byinternal wars between various ruling houses. At times, more than one manclaimed the kingship. In the early 1820s, both Horik the son of Godfredand Harald Klak (a nephew of the former king Harald and brother of thedeceased Anulo and Reginfred) were calling themselves kings.

Horik Godfredsson had no wish to share the throne of Denmark, so heforced Harald Klak to flee for his life. Harald found refuge with Louisthe Pious in France. There, about 826, Harald heard the Christianmessage and was converted. He was baptized with much pomp in the royalpalace at Ingelheim, near Mainz, with Louis the Pious serving as hisgodfather. At the same time his wife, his son, and 400 of his men werebaptized.

After his baptism Harald prepared to return to Denmark to regain thethrone. In response to Harald's plea for missionaries, Louis the Pioussent a missionary named Ansgar with Harald. It was a dangerous andheroic mission. The Danes were not anxious to leave off their paganpractices. . . . After two years, the school folded and Harald Klak,hated by his people because he had become a Christian, once again losthis throne. Horik Godfredsson, a king completely opposed toChristianity, took his place.

The exiled Harald Klak, now a friend of the Franks, was given a fief inFrisia by Louis the Pious with the understanding that -- as a loyalvassal of the empire -- he would defend the Frisian coast against attacksfrom the North. Here Harald lived out the rest of his life, and there isevidence that he led attacks against the very Franks who had evangelizedand befriended him.

When he died about 845, various relatives of his were given highpositions in that part of the empire.

. . . In 834 the Danes stormed the Frisian trading center of Dorestad,looting and plundering to their hearts' content while the defenselessinhabitants watched in horror. From Dorestad, they followed the Rhinesouthward and raided other towns.

. . . Lothar, the rebellious son of Louis the Pious, may have actuallycooperated in the Danish raids in the late 830s, along with Louis' vassaland godson Harald Klak.

In 840 Louis the Pious died and his kingdom was fractured by theinevitable fratricidal wars that accompanied the Frankish inheritancesystem. The idea of primogeniture was unknown to the Franks, and so amonarch's heirs routinely fought each other for their father's lands andtitles.

Eventually Lothar obtained the title of emperor and a 200-mile strip ofland between the kingdoms of his brothers Charles the Bald and Louis theGerman. (In time this middle kingdom disappeared although the modernname 'Lorraine' survives as a contraction of 'Lotharingia.')

Lothar decided to reward his ally Harald Klak. The Annals of St. Bertinfor the year 841 state that Lothar gave the island of Walcheren (now inthe Netherlands) in fief to his ally Harald Klak, who had aided Lothar indoing 'so much damage to Frisia and other coastal countries of theChristian world in order to harm his father.' The Annals then expressthe view that the giving of this island to Harald was 'a deed whichcertainly deserves every abhorrence.'

[Royal Families of Medieval Scandinavia, pp. 80-82]

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The following is excerpted from a post by Stewart Baldwin, 18 Nov 1996:

From: Stewart Baldwin (sbald AT auburn.campus.mci.net)
Subject: Danish kings, 8th & 9th centuries
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 1996/11/18

HARALD ii (d. 852?) and REGINFRID (d. 814), joint kings of Denmark,812-813. HARALD ii was also joint king with the sons of Godefrid 819-27,and count of Rustringen in Frisia, 826-. Brothers of Anulo, and'nepotes' of Harald i.

Harald ii and Reginfrid became joint kings in 812, following thecivil war, and requested that Charlemagne send them their brotherHemming, who was then a hostage [ARF]. In 813, peace was sworn again,and Hemming was returned to Denmark, but the Harald and Reginfrid werewith an army in Westarfolda [i.e., Vestfold] in the extreme northwest oftheir kingdom, where the people had refused to submit to them. When theyreturned 'after conquering the Britons' [That's what the translation ofthe chronicle says, but I assume it is a slip of the pen for Westarfolda,as Britain had been mentioned in the previous sentence that described thelocation of Westarfolda.], the sons of Godefrid gathered an army, anddrove Harald and Reginfrid out of Denmark, assisted by Danish nobles whohad been in exile with the Swedes. [This very tantalizing chronicleentry, the earliest contemporary reference to Vestfold, has been thebasis of numerous theories. Since Harald and Reginfrid appear as enemiesof the men of Vestfold and as enemies of the sons of Godefrid, it hasbeen assumed by some that the sons of Godefrid were based in Vestfold,which has in turn led to the suggested identification of Godefrid and theYngling king Gudrod, despite the apparent chronological difficulties.] In814, Reginfrid was killed when he and Harald attempted to regain thekingdom, and Harald sought the help of the new emperor Louis I. In 819,Harald allied himself with two of the sons of Godefrid to drive out theother two, and entered into a joint ruling arrangement which lasted until827, when the sons of Godefrid drove him out. In 826, he had beenbaptized at St. Albans in Mainz, and was given the county of Rustringenin Frisia. In 841, Harald was granted Walcheran by the emperor Lothar[AB]. His death is mentioned in the Annals of Fulda under the year 852,but in wording which does not make it clear whether his death was in thatyear or at some time previous. He was Ruled between 812 and 813.¹

     Halfdan Haraldsson King of Haithabu was born circa 767 at Haithabu, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was the son of Harold Eysteinsson King of Haithabu and Imhild of Engern. Halfdan Haraldsson King of Haithabu died in 810; Battle of Walcheran.²
     He The following is excerpted from a post by Stewart Baldwin, 18 Nov 1996:

From: Stewart Baldwin (sbald AT auburn.campus.mci.net)
Subject: Danish kings, 8th & 9th centuries
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 1996/11/18

Relative (son or brother?) of Harald i:
1. Halfdan, may have been the same as the Halptani who was emmisary
of king Sigifrid i in 782. [The identification of Halfdan as the father of these children depends on the reasonable assumption that the Hemming son of Halfdan who died in 837 was the same as the Hemming brother of Harald ii who was a hostage in 812. The location of Walcheran for Henning's death makes this identification very likely, considering Harald ii's connections there.]
Children of Halfdan (and nepotes of Harald i):
1. ANULO, claimant to the throne in 812, d. 812 (see below).
2. HARALD ii, d. 852?, king of Denmark (see below).
3. REGINFRID, d. 814, king of Denmark (see below).
4. Hemming, d. 17 June 837 on Walcheran [AF]. A hostage ofCharlemagne in 812 [ARF].

     Harold Eysteinsson King of Haithabu was born circa 748 at Haithabu, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was the son of Eystein I 'Fart' Halfdansson , King of Vestfold and Hilda Eriksdottir. Harold Eysteinsson King of Haithabu died in 841.

     Immed Count of Saxony was born circa 830 at Witgau, Germany. He was the son of Walpert Count von Threcwitgau and Altburga (Alburgis) of Saxony. Immed Count of Saxony died before 892 at Ringleheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany.¹
     He I don't know if Reginhart and Immed are two different names for the sameperson. They had the same father; but perhaps they were brothers?

     Mathilda of Saxony was born circa 835 at Saxony, Germany. She was the daughter of Echbert Nobleman of Saxony and Ida of Saxony. Mathilda of Saxony died circa 915.¹

     Echbert Nobleman of Saxony was born circa 810 at Saxony, Germany. He died after 837.

     Ida of Saxony was born circa 815 at Saxony, Germany. She was the daughter of Dietrich 'The Riparian' Count of Saxony. Ida of Saxony died after 21 November 838.

     Dietrich 'The Riparian' Count of Saxony was born circa 780 at Saxony, Germany.

     Walpert Count von Threcwitgau was born circa 807 at Witgau, Germany. He was the son of Wigbert Duke of Saxony and Ordrad (?) Walpert Count von Threcwitgau died circa 890 at Ringleheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany.¹

     Altburga (Alburgis) of Saxony was born circa 810 at Saxony, Germany. She was the daughter of Immed Count of Saxony.

     Immed Count of Saxony was born circa 780 at Saxony, Germany.

     Wigbert Duke of Saxony was born circa 770 at Westphalia, Saxony, Germany. He was the son of Wittikind Duke of Westphalia and Geva Eysteinsdottir. Wigbert Duke of Saxony died in 827.¹

     Ordrad (?) was born circa 772 at Saxony, Germany.

     Wittikind Duke of Westphalia was born circa 749 at Westphalia, Saxony, Germany. He was the son of Warnechin of Engern and Kunhilde of Rugen. Wittikind Duke of Westphalia died in 807.

     Warnechin of Engern was born circa 725 at Engern, Saxony, Germany. He was the son of Dietrich King of Saxony.