At the limits of documented history, Gauslin of Maine is my 32nd x great-grand-father. Information is sparse because few records still exist.
Tag: French
Otto was the son of the King of Italy, yet lived in France. Kidnapped and saved, he warred with the King of France, inherited other titles and made a nuisance of himself.
As the daughter of a French or, possibly, an Arabic lord, there is little in recorded history about Orgueilleuse or her mysterious family.
Theobald I, known as the Trickster, was a vassal of 10th Century West Frankish King Lothair. He is one of my maternal 27 x great-grandfathers.
Ermengarde was the wife of Louis I, Emperor of the West.
She is my 32 x great-grandmother.
Pepin was Italian nobility who took sides in the War of Carolingian succession. He is my 30 x great-grandfather.
We know little of Ranulf I’s wife. She was the daughter of nobility but the chronicles of the time document little of her.
She is my 30 x great-grandmother.
At the end of the 10th century, Frankish nobility faced a constant Viking threat. Here I explain the importance of the battle of Chartres and its connection to my family
Louis was the Emperor of the West following the Wars of Carolingian Succession. The ‘West’ refers to the western segment of Charlemagne’s empire and maps to most of modern-day France.
Rorrick was the Count of Maine, which included part of modern-day Brittany at the time. His daughter married Count Ranulf of Poitiers.
He is my 31 x great-grandfather.