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     Amanieu II d'Albret Seigneur d'Albret died after 1050.¹
     GAV-27.

; Per Med Lands:
     "AMANIEU [II] (-after [1050]). The Historia Abbatiæ Condomensis records that "Amaneus Lebrestensis" claimed "ecclesiam sancti Petri Sanagorensis" during the time of Seguin abbot of Condom (dated to [1050])[8]. The dates of the mentions of Amanieu [I] and Amanieu [II] suggest that they must have been different persons. Seigneur d'Albret.
     "m ---. The name of Amanieu's wife is not known."
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     Rudolphe Artaud de Bezaume Vicomte de Bezaume died after 1026.¹
     GAV-27.

; Per Med Lands:
     "RODOLPHE ARTAUD (-after 1026). Vicomte de Bezaume. "Vicecomes Rodulfus, qui et…Artaldus" donated property "in pago Bezelmelsi" to Saint-Pierre de Réole, for the souls of "patris mei Amalvini et matris mee Rosenberge et fratris mei Guillelmi vicecomitis", by charter dated 1026[17].
     "m ---. The name of Rodolphe’s wife is not known."
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     Amauvin/Aimon de Bezaume married Rosenberge (?)¹

Amauvin/Aimon de Bezaume died before 1026.¹
     GAV-28.

; Per Med Lands:
     "AMAUVIN [Aimon] (-before 1026). The Vita Sancti Abbonis Floriacensis names Amauvin as prepositus at the monastery of la Réole at the end of the 10th century[11]. According to Jaurgain, Amauvin was the son of Utzan Amanieu, named above, but he cites no primary source which either confirms that this is correct or provides Amauvin’s patronymic[12]. "Bernardus Willelmus comes" confirmed the foundation of Saint-Sever, confirmed by "germano meo Sancio et beatæ memoriæ matre mea Urraca, cum duobus consanguineus nostris Aymone…et Aymonio", by charter dated 3 Apr [1009][13]. According to Jaurgain, "Aymone…et Aymonio" were brothers[14].
     "m ROSENBERGE, daughter of --- (-before 1026). "Vicecomes Rodulfus, qui et…Artaldus" donated property "in pago Bezelmelsi" to Saint-Pierre de Réole, for the souls of "patris mei Amalvini et matris mee Rosenberge et fratris mei Guillelmi vicecomitis", by charter dated 1026[15]."
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     Rosenberge (?) married Amauvin/Aimon de Bezaume, son of NN de Bezaume.¹

Rosenberge (?) died before 1026.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "AMAUVIN [Aimon] (-before 1026). The Vita Sancti Abbonis Floriacensis names Amauvin as prepositus at the monastery of la Réole at the end of the 10th century[11]. According to Jaurgain, Amauvin was the son of Utzan Amanieu, named above, but he cites no primary source which either confirms that this is correct or provides Amauvin’s patronymic[12]. "Bernardus Willelmus comes" confirmed the foundation of Saint-Sever, confirmed by "germano meo Sancio et beatæ memoriæ matre mea Urraca, cum duobus consanguineus nostris Aymone…et Aymonio", by charter dated 3 Apr [1009][13]. According to Jaurgain, "Aymone…et Aymonio" were brothers[14].
     "m ROSENBERGE, daughter of --- (-before 1026). "Vicecomes Rodulfus, qui et…Artaldus" donated property "in pago Bezelmelsi" to Saint-Pierre de Réole, for the souls of "patris mei Amalvini et matris mee Rosenberge et fratris mei Guillelmi vicecomitis", by charter dated 1026[15]."
Med Lands cites: GAV-28.

     GAV-29.

     Amanieu I de Bezaume died after 1030.¹
     GAV-28.

; Per Med Lands:
     "The family of the seigneurs d’Albret originated in Labrit, a town in Landes south of Bordeaux[1]. The two names appear to have the same etymology, "Albret" presumably representing an evolution in French of the Gascon "Labrit". The remains of what is thought to have been the Albret castle, probably originally built in [1100] and abandoned in the 16th century, were rediscovered at Labrit by Jean-Bernard Marquette and classified as "monument historique" by order dated 27 Dec 1990[2]. According to Jaurgain, the seigneurs d’Albret were descended from the vicomtes de Bezaume, but his reconstruction appears based only on onomastics rather than any specific primary source[3]. In addition, the reconstruction of the first few generations of this family, as shown in most secondary sources including Jaurgain, is not an accurate reflection of the precise wording of the surviving primary source documentation. There is a high probability that the individuals named are closely related in the male line, as shown by the onomastics, but the generally accepted reconstruction has in part been deconstructed for the purposes of presentation in the present document. It is only from Amanieu [VI] Seigneur d’Albret (who died before Sep 1240) that an unbroken line of descent can be traced in the male line until the early 16th century. Despite the lack of a noble title higher than "sire", the family made judicious marriages into the families of the comtes d’Armagnac, the comtes de la Marche, the ducs de Bourbon in the 13th and14th centuries. In the mid-15th century, Charles [II] Seigneur d’Albret was invested as comte de Dreux by the king of France, and his descendant Alain (who died in 1522) was made Comte de Castres, de Gavre et de Périgord. Alain’s grandson Jean completed the family’s ascent when he married the heiress of the kingdom of Navarre and succeeded as king of Navarre by right of his wife.
1. AMANIEU [I], son of --- (-after [1030]). "Bernardus Willelmus comes" confirmed the foundation of Saint-Sever, confirmed by "germano meo Sancio et beatæ memoriæ matre mea Urraca, cum duobus consanguineus nostris Aymone…et Aymonio", by charter dated 3 Apr [1009][4]. According to Jaurgain, "Aymone…et Aymonio" were brothers[5]. Amanieu signed a charter dated to [1030] under which Sancho Guillaume Duke of Gascony donated property to the church of Saint-André de Bordeaux[6]. Jaurgain identifies Amanieu as ancestor of the seigneurs d’Albret[7]."
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     Eparchia (?) married Flavius Anicius Petronius Maximus (?) Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.¹

      ; Per Wikipedia: "According to Mommaerts and Kelley, his [Palladius's] mother was Eparchia, sister of Avitus.[3]"
Wikipedia cites: Mommaerts, T.S; Kelley, D.H (2002). "The Anicii of Gaul and Rome". In Drinkwater, John; Elton, Hugh (eds.) Fifth-Century Gaul: A Crisis of Identity?. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521529334. pp. 112, 118.¹

     Marcus Flavius Maecilius Eparchius Avitus (?) Emperor of Rome died after 456.¹
      ; Per Racines et Histoire (Empire Romain d’Occident): “Marcus Flavius Maecilius Eparchius Avitus (53) + peu après 456 Préfet du Prétoire des Gaules, soutenu par les Wisigoths, proclamé Empereur (10/07/455),
confirmé en Gaule (05/08), déposé (16/10/456) par Rikimer”.¹

     Rofrit di Avellino Gastald [di Larino] died before 963.¹
     Rofrit di Avellino Gastald [di Larino] lived at an unknown place ; GAV-31.

; Per Med Lands:
     "ROFRIT di Avellino, son of --- (-before Jan 963). Gastald [di Larino]. "Roffrid et Adelferi germanis et gastaldei" are named in a charter dated Nov 944 or 945 which records a judgment recognising the independence of the monastery of Santa Sophia di Benevento from Monte Cassino[338]. It is assumed that this Rofrit was the ancestor of the conti di Larino, although no primary source has yet been identified which confirms that this hypothesis is correct beyond doubt.
     "m ---. The name of Rofrit´s wife is not known. "
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     NN di Capua and Robert I "Guiscard/Weasel" de Hauteville Count then Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily, Pr of Salerno were engaged between 1047 and 1049.
NN di Capua died after 1049; Med Lands says d. aft 1047/1049.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "ROBERT "Guiscard/Weasel" de Hauteville, son of TANCRED de Hauteville & his second wife Fressenda --- ([1020]-Phiscardo Bay, Cephalonia 17 Jul 1085, bur Monastery of Santissima Trinità, Venosa). Malaterra names "Robertus dictus a nativitate Guiscardus…" first among the sons of Tancred & his second wife[272]. Orderic Vitalis records “...filii...Tancredi de Alta-Villa: Drogo...atque Umfridus, Willermus et Hermannus, Rotbertus cognomento Wiscardus et Rogerius et sex fratres eorum” among those who left Normandy and settled in Apulia[273]. Lupus Protospatarius names Robert as brother of "Umfreda", specifying that he succeeded the latter in 1056 as duke[274]. Amatus records that "a man from Normandy…Robert…later called Guiscard" arrived in southern Italy "in aid of his brother whom he asked to give him some land as a benefice, but his brother did not give him any aid or counsel", dated to [1047] from the context[275]. The same source states that, at first, he joined "Pandulf" [Pandulf IV Prince of Capua], who promised him his daughter in marriage[276]. Malaterra records that Robert was given the command of the garrison of Scribla near Cosenza by his half-brother Drogo Count of Apulia, dated to 1049[277]. This grant was presumably made after the death of Prince Pandulf IV, which is recorded in Feb 949. Amatus records that Robert´s brother gave him "[in] the very limits of Calabria…a very secure mount whch was well supplied with timber…[named] San Marco" and "put him in possession of the whole of Calabria"[279]. Robert´s bandit activities in the region earned him his nickname. After the Normans' victory against Pope Leo IX at Civitate in 1053, they went on to capture further territory in Italy, with Robert taking Minervino, Otranto and Gallipoli, after which his half-brother ordered him back to Calabria fearful of his growing power. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records that "Robertus comes" entered "Callipolim", after "Humphredus" defeated "Græcis circa Oriam", and captured "Hydrontum et Castrum Minervæ" in 1055[280]. His half-brother Onfroi appointed him guardian of his infant son Abailardo, but he seized the latter's lands on Onfroi's death. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records the death in 1056 of "Humphredus" and the succession of "comes Apuliæ Robertus qui dictus est Guiscardus"[281]. He was formally acclaimed as his half-brother's successor as Conte di Apulia at Melfi in Aug 1057. Guillaume of Jumièges records that “Umfridus” left “Abailardum filium suum” to the protection of “Roberto fratri suo...Wischardum cognominaverat” together with “ducatu Apuliæ”[282]. Triggered by the famine of 1058, the population rebelled against their Norman oppressors, the revolt rapidly spreading throughout Calabria. With help from his brother Roger, the rebellion was suppressed. Sweeping aside earlier differences, the papacy under Nicholas II agreed an alliance with the Normans to suppress anti-Pope Benedict X. The anti-pope was captured, unfrocked and imprisoned in the church of Sant'Agnese in Rome. At the Council of Melfi in Aug 1059 Robert declared himself vassal of the Pope, initiating a long alliance between the two powers, which the Normans put to full advantage in consolidating their position of power in Italy and later in Sicily. Pope Nicholas II declared him ROBERT Duke of Apulia, Calabria and Sicily, although the Normans had not then made any claim on Sicily nor set foot there, and encouraged him to complete the conquest of the remaining parts of Italy held by the Byzantines. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records that "Robertus comes Apuliæ" was made "Dux Apuliæ, Calabriæ et Siciliæ" by "Papa Nicolao in civitate Melphis" to whom he swore homage for all his lands in 1059[283]. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records that "Robertus" captured "civitas Tarenti" in May 1060 and that he later captured "Brundusium"[284]. Robert captured Reggio in 1060, and Brindisi in 1062. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records that "Miriarcha cum expercitu Imperiali" defeated "Robertum et Malgerum" in Oct 1060 and recovered lands including "Hydrunte"[285]. While his brother Roger turned his attention to Sicily, Robert continued his campaigns in Apulia. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records that "Robertus Dux" captured "Acherontiam" and besieged "Melphim" in 1061, and in 1062 recaptured Brindisi (where he captured "Miriarcham") and Oria, and established "castrum in Mejana"[286]. Orderic Vitalis records that Robert de Grantmesnil, ex-abbot of Ouche, in seeking his restoration as abbot sought help from “Rodbertum Wiscardum Calabriæ ducem” who invited him and his monks to install themselves permanently there and granted “ecclesiam Sanctæ Eufemiæ...super littus Adriatici maris” to him, dated to [1061/63][287]. Having suppressed the rebellion of his nephew Abelard in 1068, he took advantage of the withdrawal of Byzantine troops to fight the Seljuks in Asia Minor, and laid siege to Bari. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records that "Robertus Dux" defeated "Græci" at "campo Litii" and captured "Gavianum, Obbianum et Barim" in 1069 and "Brundusium" in 1071[288]. Bari surrendered 16 Apr 1071 after a three year siege, following the arrival of support from Robert's brother Roger from Sicily. They moved on together to Sicily and captured Palermo in 1072. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records that "Robertus Dux" invaded Sicily with a large fleet in 1072 and that "Goffridus comes" besieged and captured Palermo[289]. Robert claimed suzerainty over the island, having been invested as Duke by the Pope several years earlier, but installed his brother Roger as Count of Sicily and left Sicily for the last time himself end 1072. The Chronicon Amalphitani records that "Dux Robertus Guiscardus de gente Normannorum" expelled Duke Ioannes from Amalfi in Nov 1074[290]. In 1076, he laid siege to Salerno, the last Lombard state in southern Italy. After its surrender on 13 Dec 1076, Robert installed his capital there. On 19 Dec 1077, he attacked Benevento, which resulted in the Pope excommunicating him a second time 3 Mar 1078. After the death of his ally Richard Prince of Capua, he was obliged to lift the siege. Later in the year, several of his principal vassals rebelled against Robert. The revolt spread rapidly to all his mainland Italian territories, but was suppressed the following year[291]. After years of rivalry with Pope Gregory VII, a meeting was arranged 29 Jun 1080 at which Robert swore fealty for the lands which he held from the Papacy. Robert then turned his attention to Byzantium, in particular the Byzantine province of Illyria where his rebel nephew Abailardo had sought refuge, on the pretext of revenging his daughter who had been put in a convent after her betrothal to Konstantinos Dukas had been broken in 1078. After capturing Durazzo in 1081, most of the Illyrian coast fell under his control. Called upon to defend Pope Gregory VII against Emperor Heinrich IV and his anti-Pope Clement III, Robert was obliged to return to Italy. In 1084, he attacked Rome, but was faced with a popular uprising against the excesses of his troops, and saved by his son Roger "Borsa". Returning to Greece, he succeeded in recapturing Corfu which had been lost in his absence, but died of fever on his way to capture Cephalonia. Malaterra records the death of Duke Robert "Guiscard" in Jul 1085[292].
     "Betrothed ([1047/49]) to --- di Capua, daughter of PANDULF IV Prince of Capua & his wife Maria --- (-after [1047/49]). Amatus records that "Pandulf attracted Robert [=Guiscard] to him…and gave him a…castle…promised…him his daughter as a wife…but [later] Pandulf refused him", dated to [1047/49][293].
     "m firstly ([1051], divorced [1058] on grounds of consanguinity) ALBERADA, aunt of GERARD di Buonalbergo, daughter of --- ([1032]-after 1058). Amatus records that "Gerard who was called Buonalbergo" came to Robert "Guiscard" who was visiting his brother in Apulia, proposed his marriage to "my aunt, my father´s sister…Alberada" (specifying that Robert´s brother Drogo at first opposed the marriage) and agreed to serve him in Calabria, dated to [1050/51] from the context, adding that Gerard was "believed to have been the first to call him Guiscard"[294]. Malaterra names "Alberadam" as the first wife of Robert "Guiscard", recording that they were separated on grounds of consanguinity[295], although the precise relationship between husband and wife is not known. The Chronica Mon. Casinensis names the first wife of Robert as "Alveradam amitam suam [=Girardus de bono alipergo]", recording the couple's separation on grounds of consanguinity[296].
     "m secondly ([1058/59]) SICHELGAITA di Salerno, daughter of GUAIMAR IV Prince of Salerno & his wife Gemma of Capua ([1040/45]-Salerno 27 Jul 1090, bur Monte Cassino). The Gestis Ducum Normannorum names "primogenitam filiam Gaumarii principis Salerni…Sichelgaitam" as the wife of "Robertus Wiscardus Normannigena dux Apuliæ"[297]. The Annals of Romoald in 1060 record the marriage of "Sikelgaitum Guaimerii principis filia" and "Robbertus Guiscardus"[298]. Malaterra names "filiamque Gaimari Salernitani principis Sigelgaytam" as the second wife of Robert "Guiscard"[299]. The Chronica Mon. Casinensis names the second wife of Robert as "sororem Salernitani principis…Sikelgaita"[300]. Her birth date is estimated from her having borne children immediately after her marriage. Her husband became heir to the Principality of Salerno through this marriage, although her husband forestalled his inheritance by conquering Salerno in 1077. The Alexeiad names Robert "Guiscard"'s wife Gaita when recording that "she went on campaign with her husband and when she donned armour she was indeed a formidable sight"[301]. She successfully laid siege to Trani, while her husband did the same at Taranto, as part of their campaign to suppress the rebellion of autumn 1078. She also fought in the battle to capture Durazzo in 1081/82. The Annals of Romoald record the death in Apr 1090 of "Sikelgaita ducissa mater Rogerii ducis"[302]."
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; Per Med Lands:
     "--- di Capua (-after [1047/49]). The Annales Altahenses Maiores record that "Pandulfi ducis uxor cum filio suo et filia" were sent by Prince Pandolf to make peace with Emperor Konrad II in 1038, and that "filius eius" who had been given as a hostage escaped but that "soror eius" remained[1643]. Amatus records that "Pandulf attracted Robert [=Guiscard] to him…and gave him a…castle…promised…him his daughter as a wife…but [later] Pandulf refused him", dated to [1047/49][1644].
     "Betrothed ([1047/49]) to ROBERT "Guiscard", son of TANCRED de Hauteville & his second wife Fressenda --- ([1020]-Phiscardo Bay, Cephalonia 17 Jul 1085, bur Monastery of Santissima Trinità, Venosa). Pope Nicholas II declared him ROBERT Duke of Apulia, Calabria and Sicily in [1060]."
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     Géraud I (?) Comte de Lyon married Adelaide (?), daughter of Pons de Gévaudun Comte de Gévaudun and Unknown (?).^6,1,7

Géraud I (?) Comte de Lyon died after 1046; Med Lands says d. 5 Mar or 20 Sep after 1046.⁷
     GAV-27.

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 3:737.¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "GERAUD (-[5 Mar or 20 Sep] after 1046). "Girardus comes" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi in ago Tarnantensi in finibus villæ…Conziacus" to Savigny for the souls of "patris mei Artaldi et matris meæ Theotbergiæ et fratris mei Artaldi" by charter dated [1017][57]. "Geraldus comes et uxor mea Adalaix" donated the church of Saint-Pierre d’Aurec to the abbey of Saint-Michel-l’Ecluse en Savoie, by charter dated "VIII Id Feb regnante Rodulfo rege die Jovis", subscribed by "Artaldus et Gaufredus seu Vilelemus eorum filii"[58]. Radulfus Glaber records that “Geraldus comes” attempted to impose “suum filium puerulum” (unnamed) as archbishop of Lyon after the death of archbishop Burchard in 1033[59]. "Girardi comitis" witnessed a charter dated 1046 under which "Gauzerannus" donated property "ecclesiam Sancti Joannis Baptistæ de Tarnanto…et ecclesiam Sancti Victorie…in pago Lugdunensi" to the abbey of Savigny[60]. The 13th century obituary of the Eglise primatiale de Lyon records the death "III Non Mar" of "Geraldus comes"[61]. The necrology of the priory of Ambierle en Roannois records the death "XII Kal Oct" of "Gerardus comes"[62].
     "m ADELAIDE, daughter of ---. "Geraldus comes et uxor mea Adalaix" donated the church of Saint-Pierre d’Aurec to the abbey of Saint-Michel-l’Ecluse en Savoie, by charter dated "VIII Id Feb regnante Rodulfo rege die Jovis", subscribed by "Artaldus et Gaufredus seu Vilelemus eorum filii"[63]. According to Auguste Bernard, she was Adelaide, daughter of Pons de Gévaudun & [his first wife ---], but he cites no primary or secondary source on which this is based[64]. The source in question appears to be La Mure, which provides the same information but also omits any primary source reference[65]."
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; Per Med Lands:
     "ADELAIDE . Auguste Bernard quotes a charter dated “VIII Id Feb Regis Rodulpho regnante” under which Gérard donated the church of Saint-Pierre d’Aurec to the abbey of La Cluse which names his wife “Adalaix” and his sons Artaud and “Gauffredus seu Vuilelmus”"ADELAIDE . Auguste Bernard quotes a charter dated “VIII Id Feb Regis Rodulpho regnante” under which Gérard donated the church of Saint-Pierre d’Aurec to the abbey of La Cluse which names his wife “Adalaix” and his sons Artaud and “Gauffredus seu Vuilelmus[[57]. According to Auguste Bernard, she was the daughter of Pons de Gévaudun, but he does not cite the source on which this is based[58].
     "m GERAUD Comte de Forez, son of ARTAUD [II] Comte de Forez & his wife Theutberga --- (-[5 Mar] after 1046)."
Med Lands cites: He was living in 1010.¹

     Adelaide (?) married Géraud I (?) Comte de Lyon, son of Artaud II de Forez Comte de Forez and Teutberga/Theutberga (?).^1,5,6

      ; Per Med Lands:
     "GERAUD (-[5 Mar or 20 Sep] after 1046). "Girardus comes" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi in ago Tarnantensi in finibus villæ…Conziacus" to Savigny for the souls of "patris mei Artaldi et matris meæ Theotbergiæ et fratris mei Artaldi" by charter dated [1017][57]. "Geraldus comes et uxor mea Adalaix" donated the church of Saint-Pierre d’Aurec to the abbey of Saint-Michel-l’Ecluse en Savoie, by charter dated "VIII Id Feb regnante Rodulfo rege die Jovis", subscribed by "Artaldus et Gaufredus seu Vilelemus eorum filii"[58]. Radulfus Glaber records that “Geraldus comes” attempted to impose “suum filium puerulum” (unnamed) as archbishop of Lyon after the death of archbishop Burchard in 1033[59]. "Girardi comitis" witnessed a charter dated 1046 under which "Gauzerannus" donated property "ecclesiam Sancti Joannis Baptistæ de Tarnanto…et ecclesiam Sancti Victorie…in pago Lugdunensi" to the abbey of Savigny[60]. The 13th century obituary of the Eglise primatiale de Lyon records the death "III Non Mar" of "Geraldus comes"[61]. The necrology of the priory of Ambierle en Roannois records the death "XII Kal Oct" of "Gerardus comes"[62].
     "m ADELAIDE, daughter of ---. "Geraldus comes et uxor mea Adalaix" donated the church of Saint-Pierre d’Aurec to the abbey of Saint-Michel-l’Ecluse en Savoie, by charter dated "VIII Id Feb regnante Rodulfo rege die Jovis", subscribed by "Artaldus et Gaufredus seu Vilelemus eorum filii"[63]. According to Auguste Bernard, she was Adelaide, daughter of Pons de Gévaudun & [his first wife ---], but he cites no primary or secondary source on which this is based[64]. The source in question appears to be La Mure, which provides the same information but also omits any primary source reference[65]."
Med Lands cites: GAV-27.

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 3:737.¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "ADELAIDE . Auguste Bernard quotes a charter dated “VIII Id Feb Regis Rodulpho regnante” under which Gérard donated the church of Saint-Pierre d’Aurec to the abbey of La Cluse which names his wife “Adalaix” and his sons Artaud and “Gauffredus seu Vuilelmus”"ADELAIDE . Auguste Bernard quotes a charter dated “VIII Id Feb Regis Rodulpho regnante” under which Gérard donated the church of Saint-Pierre d’Aurec to the abbey of La Cluse which names his wife “Adalaix” and his sons Artaud and “Gauffredus seu Vuilelmus[[57]. According to Auguste Bernard, she was the daughter of Pons de Gévaudun, but he does not cite the source on which this is based[58].
     "m GERAUD Comte de Forez, son of ARTAUD [II] Comte de Forez & his wife Theutberga --- (-[5 Mar] after 1046)."
Med Lands cites: Adelaide (?) was living circa 1032.¹

     Teutberga/Theutberga (?) married Artaud II de Forez Comte de Forez, son of Géraud de Forez and Gimburgis/Gimburgia (?), before 1 July 986
;
Her 1st husband.^1,3,2 Teutberga/Theutberga (?) married Pons de Gévaudun Comte de Gévaudun, son of Etienne I de Brioude Comte de Gévaudan, vicomte-abbé de Brioude and Adelaide (Adela, Blanche) (?) d'Anjou, Countess of Toulouse, between 1001 and 1008
;
Her 2nd husband; His 2nd wife.^1,4
Teutberga/Theutberga (?) died after 13 April 1013.^1,2
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "PONS (-murdered [26 Feb 1011/1016]). "Stephanus filius quondam Bertrandi et Emildis" restored property "manso…Lacus" to Saint-Julien de Brioude which he had usurped after his father died by undated charter, signed by "domina Adalaiz…mariti sui Stephani atque filiorum suorum Poncii et Bertranni"[44]. "Episcopus sedis Aniciensis Vuido" names "Pontii comitis nepotis sui fratrisque eius Bertrandi" in a charter dated 13 Apr 997[45]. Comte de Gévaudan. "Poncius…comes…Gabalitanensis telluris necnon et Forensis patriæ" donated "ecclesiam Langat…in comitatu Gabalitensi, aliam ecclesiam…Favairolas…" to Saint-Julien de Brioude, for the souls of "genitorum suorum Stephani et Alais et uxoris eius Theotbergæ et filiorum eius Stephani et Poncii vel fratrum eius Bertrandi et Willelmus et nepotum eius Stephani, Rotberti et Willelmi", by charter dated Feb [1010], signed by "Roberti vicecomitis, Willelmi fratris eius…"[46]. "Stephanus vicecomes Gabalitanensium cum coniuge mea Aiamolde" founded the monastery of Langogne "in comitatu Gabalitano in vicaria Miliacense in villa…Lingonia secus ripam fluvii Elerii", with the consent of "…Rigaldi fratris mei et Urbani, filiique eius Simonis, Pontii quoque comitis ac Bertrandi fratrum", and donated property including "in comitatu Vivariensi" by charter dated 998[47]. "Duo germani fratres…Pontius, alter Bertrandus" donated property to Saint-Chaffre for the souls of "patris sui Stephani matrisque nomine Alaicis" by charter dated 1000[48]. The Chronicle of Saint-Pierre du Puy names "comes Gaufridus cognomento Grisogonella…Pontius et Bertrandus eius nepotes…matre eorum Adalaide sorore ipsius"[49]. "Poncius…comes…Gabalitanensis" donated property to Saint-Julien de Brioude for the souls of "genitorum meorum Stephani et Alaiz et uxoris meæ Theotberganæ et filiis meis Stephani et Poncii, vel fratribus meis Bertrando et Villelmo et nepotibus meis [Stephanum], Robertum atque Villelmum" by charter dated Feb 1011, subscribed by "Stephanus vicecomes…Rotberti vicecomitis, W. fratris sui…"[50]. The Liber miraculorum Sanctæ Fidæ name "Arsendis, uxor Vuillelmi Tholosani comitis, fratris…Pontii" and specify that the latter was murdered by "Artaldo…privigno suo", in revenge for the repudiation of his mother, Pons's second wife[51].
     "m firstly ---. This first marriage is demonstrated by the chronology of Pons’s children which shows that they could not have been born from his marriage to Theutberga.
     "m secondly ([1001/08], repudiated) as her second husband, THEUTBERGA, widow of ARTAUD Comte [de Lyon et de Forez], daughter of ---]. "Poncius…comes…Gabalitanensis telluris necnon et Forensis patriæ" donated "ecclesiam Langat…in comitatu Gabalitensi, aliam ecclesiam…Favairolas…" to Saint-Julien de Brioude, for the souls of "genitorum suorum Stephani et Alais et uxoris eius Theotbergæ et filiorum eius Stephani et Poncii vel fratrum eius Bertrandi et Willelmus et nepotum eius Stephani, Rotberti et Willelmi", by charter dated Feb [1010], signed by "Roberti vicecomitis, Willelmi fratris eius…"[52]. Her first marriage is confirmed by the Liber miraculorum Sanctæ Fidæ which specifies that "Pontii" was murdered by "Artaldo…privigno suo"[53].
     "m thirdly ---. According to Settipani, Pons repudiated his second wife in order to marry a third wife but he cites no source which confirms this third marriage[54].
     "Pons & his first wife had [three] children:
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 3:737.² GAV-28.

; Per Med Lands:
     "ARTAUD [II], son of GERAUD & his wife Gimburgis --- (-[993 or 999] or [11 Oct 1000]). "Artaldi comitis" donated property to the church of Saint-Irénée de Lyon by charter dated "pridie Kal Jul, xlviii anno regni Chunradi" ([985/86]), subscribed by "domni Artaldi…comitis…cum…conjuge…Tetbergiæ…domni Ugonis abbatis fratris eius, Adcelinæ abbatissæ…"[37]. "Artaldus comes, Gerardi quondam nobilis viri et Gimbergiæ filius" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi in ago Cegniacensi…in villa Toriniaco" to Savigny by charter dated 994, subscribed by "Artaldi comitis et uxoris eius Theodebergiæ"[38]. "Artaldus comes" donated property to Cluny by charter dated Apr 995[39]. It is possible that the seigneurs de Beaujeu (see the document BURGUNDY DUCHY NOBILITY) were related in some way to the comtes de Lyon et de Forez. Samuel Guichenon, in his Histoire de la Souverainté de Dombes written in 1662, cites earlier secondary sources which quote an epitaph (disappeared by the date of Guichenon's work) which records the death in "the year 99" of "Artaudus comes Lugdunensis et comes Forensis et dominus Bellijoci et Umfredus frater eius et mater eorum qui obiit anno 99"[40]. Guichenon cites another version of the epitaph, from "une ancienne généalogie manuscrite" which he found in the archives of the "chapitre de Saint-Jean de Lyon"[41], which reads "Artaudus comes Lugdunensis ac Forensis, dominus Bellijoci, anno 999" and "Artaldus filius et mater eius". The editor of the 1874 edition of Guichenon records yet another version, from "la chronique trouvée à Belleville" which reads "…Artaldus comes Lugd. et Forensis dns Stephanus comes frater eius et Amphredus Bellijoci dns et pater et frater eorum, obiit dictus Artaldus 993"[42]. Guichenon's conclusion is that none of these versions is likely to be genuine, based on his supposition that pre-1000 epitaphs are infrequent and that those which exist record only names and titles not the territories ruled[43]. Paradin notes that “deux escussons des armoiries de Forez et Beaujolais” were on the epitaph[44]. Auguste Bernard confirms that the inscription could not therefore have been contemporary as such arms did not exist in the 10th century[45]. We are therefore left with little evidence to corroborate the claimed family connection with the seigneurs de Beaujeu.
     "m (before 1 Jul [985/86]) as her first husband, TEUTBERGA, daughter of --- (-9 Jun ----, after 13 Apr 1013). Her marriage is confirmed by the charter dated 994 under which "Artaldus comes, Gerardi quondam nobilis viri et Gimbergiæ filius" donated property to Savigny, subscribed by "Artaldi comitis et uxoris eius Theodebergiæ"[46]. "Artaldi comitis" donated property to the church of Saint-Irénée de Lyon by charter dated "pridie Kal Jul, xlviii anno regni Chunradi" ([985/86]), subscribed by "domni Artaldi…comitis…cum…conjuge…Tetbergiæ…domni Ugonis abbatis fratris eius, Adcelinæ abbatissæ…"[47]. She married secondly ([1001/08], repudiated) as his second wife, Pons Comte de Gévaudan et de Forez (-[26 Feb 1011/1016]), who was murdered by his stepson, Artaud Comte de Forez, in revenge for the repudiation of his mother Teutberga[48]. "Poncius…comes…Gabalitanensis telluris necnon et Forensis patriæ" donated "ecclesiam Langat…in comitatu Gabalitensi, aliam ecclesiam…Favairolas…" to Saint-Julien de Brioude, for the souls of "genitorum suorum Stephani et Alais et uxoris eius Theotbergæ et filiorum eius Stephani et Poncii vel fratrum eius Bertrandi et Willelmus et nepotum eius Stephani, Rotberti et Willelmi", by charter dated Feb [1010], signed by "Roberti vicecomitis, Willelmi fratris eius…"[49]. "Tedberga comitissa" donated property to Cluny for the souls of "senioris mei Artaldi et filiorum meorum Artaldi et Giraldi" by charter dated Mar 1010[50]. It is noted in the compilation that the document was subscribed by "Artaldi senioris eius, Artaldi filii eius, Giraldi filii eius" but that these subscriptions are only found in the cartulary version, the subscribers being unrecorded in the original charter[51]. There is clearly a mismatch between these signatories and the date of death of Artaud [II], assuming that both his death date and the date of the charter are correct. The 13th century obituary of the Eglise primatiale de Lyon records the death "V Id Jun" of "Tyeburga comitissa que dedit Sancto Stephano duos anaphos argenteos et unam fibulam auream cum preciosissimis gemmis"[52]. "Theuterga…comitissa" donated property to the abbey of Ainay for the soul of "senioris mei Artbaldi" by charter dated 13 Apr 1012, subscribed by "Rothildis filie sue"[53]."
Med Lands cites:

     Artaud II de Forez Comte de Forez married Teutberga/Theutberga (?) before 1 July 986
;
Her 1st husband.^1,2,6
Artaud II de Forez Comte de Forez died on 11 February 1000; Med Lands says d. 993 or 999 or 11 Oct 1000; Genealogics says d. 11 Feb 1000.^1,2
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 3:737.² GAV-28.

; Per Med Lands:
     "ARTAUD [II], son of GERAUD & his wife Gimburgis --- (-[993 or 999] or [11 Oct 1000]). "Artaldi comitis" donated property to the church of Saint-Irénée de Lyon by charter dated "pridie Kal Jul, xlviii anno regni Chunradi" ([985/86]), subscribed by "domni Artaldi…comitis…cum…conjuge…Tetbergiæ…domni Ugonis abbatis fratris eius, Adcelinæ abbatissæ…"[37]. "Artaldus comes, Gerardi quondam nobilis viri et Gimbergiæ filius" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi in ago Cegniacensi…in villa Toriniaco" to Savigny by charter dated 994, subscribed by "Artaldi comitis et uxoris eius Theodebergiæ"[38]. "Artaldus comes" donated property to Cluny by charter dated Apr 995[39]. It is possible that the seigneurs de Beaujeu (see the document BURGUNDY DUCHY NOBILITY) were related in some way to the comtes de Lyon et de Forez. Samuel Guichenon, in his Histoire de la Souverainté de Dombes written in 1662, cites earlier secondary sources which quote an epitaph (disappeared by the date of Guichenon's work) which records the death in "the year 99" of "Artaudus comes Lugdunensis et comes Forensis et dominus Bellijoci et Umfredus frater eius et mater eorum qui obiit anno 99"[40]. Guichenon cites another version of the epitaph, from "une ancienne généalogie manuscrite" which he found in the archives of the "chapitre de Saint-Jean de Lyon"[41], which reads "Artaudus comes Lugdunensis ac Forensis, dominus Bellijoci, anno 999" and "Artaldus filius et mater eius". The editor of the 1874 edition of Guichenon records yet another version, from "la chronique trouvée à Belleville" which reads "…Artaldus comes Lugd. et Forensis dns Stephanus comes frater eius et Amphredus Bellijoci dns et pater et frater eorum, obiit dictus Artaldus 993"[42]. Guichenon's conclusion is that none of these versions is likely to be genuine, based on his supposition that pre-1000 epitaphs are infrequent and that those which exist record only names and titles not the territories ruled[43]. Paradin notes that “deux escussons des armoiries de Forez et Beaujolais” were on the epitaph[44]. Auguste Bernard confirms that the inscription could not therefore have been contemporary as such arms did not exist in the 10th century[45]. We are therefore left with little evidence to corroborate the claimed family connection with the seigneurs de Beaujeu.
     "m (before 1 Jul [985/86]) as her first husband, TEUTBERGA, daughter of --- (-9 Jun ----, after 13 Apr 1013). Her marriage is confirmed by the charter dated 994 under which "Artaldus comes, Gerardi quondam nobilis viri et Gimbergiæ filius" donated property to Savigny, subscribed by "Artaldi comitis et uxoris eius Theodebergiæ"[46]. "Artaldi comitis" donated property to the church of Saint-Irénée de Lyon by charter dated "pridie Kal Jul, xlviii anno regni Chunradi" ([985/86]), subscribed by "domni Artaldi…comitis…cum…conjuge…Tetbergiæ…domni Ugonis abbatis fratris eius, Adcelinæ abbatissæ…"[47]. She married secondly ([1001/08], repudiated) as his second wife, Pons Comte de Gévaudan et de Forez (-[26 Feb 1011/1016]), who was murdered by his stepson, Artaud Comte de Forez, in revenge for the repudiation of his mother Teutberga[48]. "Poncius…comes…Gabalitanensis telluris necnon et Forensis patriæ" donated "ecclesiam Langat…in comitatu Gabalitensi, aliam ecclesiam…Favairolas…" to Saint-Julien de Brioude, for the souls of "genitorum suorum Stephani et Alais et uxoris eius Theotbergæ et filiorum eius Stephani et Poncii vel fratrum eius Bertrandi et Willelmus et nepotum eius Stephani, Rotberti et Willelmi", by charter dated Feb [1010], signed by "Roberti vicecomitis, Willelmi fratris eius…"[49]. "Tedberga comitissa" donated property to Cluny for the souls of "senioris mei Artaldi et filiorum meorum Artaldi et Giraldi" by charter dated Mar 1010[50]. It is noted in the compilation that the document was subscribed by "Artaldi senioris eius, Artaldi filii eius, Giraldi filii eius" but that these subscriptions are only found in the cartulary version, the subscribers being unrecorded in the original charter[51]. There is clearly a mismatch between these signatories and the date of death of Artaud [II], assuming that both his death date and the date of the charter are correct. The 13th century obituary of the Eglise primatiale de Lyon records the death "V Id Jun" of "Tyeburga comitissa que dedit Sancto Stephano duos anaphos argenteos et unam fibulam auream cum preciosissimis gemmis"[52]. "Theuterga…comitissa" donated property to the abbey of Ainay for the soul of "senioris mei Artbaldi" by charter dated 13 Apr 1012, subscribed by "Rothildis filie sue"[53]."
Med Lands cites:

     Unknown (?) married Pons de Gévaudun Comte de Gévaudun, son of Etienne I de Brioude Comte de Gévaudan, vicomte-abbé de Brioude and Adelaide (Adela, Blanche) (?) d'Anjou, Countess of Toulouse,
;
His 1st wife.¹
     ; Per Med Lands:
     "PONS (-murdered [26 Feb 1011/1016]). "Stephanus filius quondam Bertrandi et Emildis" restored property "manso…Lacus" to Saint-Julien de Brioude which he had usurped after his father died by undated charter, signed by "domina Adalaiz…mariti sui Stephani atque filiorum suorum Poncii et Bertranni"[44]. "Episcopus sedis Aniciensis Vuido" names "Pontii comitis nepotis sui fratrisque eius Bertrandi" in a charter dated 13 Apr 997[45]. Comte de Gévaudan. "Poncius…comes…Gabalitanensis telluris necnon et Forensis patriæ" donated "ecclesiam Langat…in comitatu Gabalitensi, aliam ecclesiam…Favairolas…" to Saint-Julien de Brioude, for the souls of "genitorum suorum Stephani et Alais et uxoris eius Theotbergæ et filiorum eius Stephani et Poncii vel fratrum eius Bertrandi et Willelmus et nepotum eius Stephani, Rotberti et Willelmi", by charter dated Feb [1010], signed by "Roberti vicecomitis, Willelmi fratris eius…"[46]. "Stephanus vicecomes Gabalitanensium cum coniuge mea Aiamolde" founded the monastery of Langogne "in comitatu Gabalitano in vicaria Miliacense in villa…Lingonia secus ripam fluvii Elerii", with the consent of "…Rigaldi fratris mei et Urbani, filiique eius Simonis, Pontii quoque comitis ac Bertrandi fratrum", and donated property including "in comitatu Vivariensi" by charter dated 998[47]. "Duo germani fratres…Pontius, alter Bertrandus" donated property to Saint-Chaffre for the souls of "patris sui Stephani matrisque nomine Alaicis" by charter dated 1000[48]. The Chronicle of Saint-Pierre du Puy names "comes Gaufridus cognomento Grisogonella…Pontius et Bertrandus eius nepotes…matre eorum Adalaide sorore ipsius"[49]. "Poncius…comes…Gabalitanensis" donated property to Saint-Julien de Brioude for the souls of "genitorum meorum Stephani et Alaiz et uxoris meæ Theotberganæ et filiis meis Stephani et Poncii, vel fratribus meis Bertrando et Villelmo et nepotibus meis [Stephanum], Robertum atque Villelmum" by charter dated Feb 1011, subscribed by "Stephanus vicecomes…Rotberti vicecomitis, W. fratris sui…"[50]. The Liber miraculorum Sanctæ Fidæ name "Arsendis, uxor Vuillelmi Tholosani comitis, fratris…Pontii" and specify that the latter was murdered by "Artaldo…privigno suo", in revenge for the repudiation of his mother, Pons's second wife[51].
     "m firstly ---. This first marriage is demonstrated by the chronology of Pons’s children which shows that they could not have been born from his marriage to Theutberga.
     "m secondly ([1001/08], repudiated) as her second husband, THEUTBERGA, widow of ARTAUD Comte [de Lyon et de Forez], daughter of ---]. "Poncius…comes…Gabalitanensis telluris necnon et Forensis patriæ" donated "ecclesiam Langat…in comitatu Gabalitensi, aliam ecclesiam…Favairolas…" to Saint-Julien de Brioude, for the souls of "genitorum suorum Stephani et Alais et uxoris eius Theotbergæ et filiorum eius Stephani et Poncii vel fratrum eius Bertrandi et Willelmus et nepotum eius Stephani, Rotberti et Willelmi", by charter dated Feb [1010], signed by "Roberti vicecomitis, Willelmi fratris eius…"[52]. Her first marriage is confirmed by the Liber miraculorum Sanctæ Fidæ which specifies that "Pontii" was murdered by "Artaldo…privigno suo"[53].
     "m thirdly ---. According to Settipani, Pons repudiated his second wife in order to marry a third wife but he cites no source which confirms this third marriage[54].
     "Pons & his first wife had [three] children:
Med Lands cites: GAV-28.

     Géraud de Forez married Gimburgis/Gimburgia (?)^1,2,3

Géraud de Forez died before 984; Med Lands says d. bef 981/993; Genealogics says d. bef 993.^1,2
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 3:737.² GAV-29. Géraud de Forez was also known as Geraldus Nobilis.²

; Per Med Lands:
     "[GERAUD (-before [984/93]). Samuel Guichenon, in his Histoire de la Souverainté de Dombes written in 1662, refers to Comte Artaud [I] who lived in 900 and his son Géraud, but cites no primary source on which this is based[25]. According to Auguste Bernard, Géraud died in 990, but he cites no primary source on which he bases his statement[26].]
     "m GIMBURGIS, daughter of ---. Her marriage is confirmed by the charter dated 994 under which "Artaldus comes, Gerardi quondam nobilis viri et Gimbergiæ filius" donated property to Savigny[27]."
Med Lands cites: He was living in 965.²

     Gimburgis/Gimburgia (?) married Géraud de Forez, son of Artaud I de Forez Comte de Forez.^1,3,2

      ; Per Med Lands:
     "[GERAUD (-before [984/93]). Samuel Guichenon, in his Histoire de la Souverainté de Dombes written in 1662, refers to Comte Artaud [I] who lived in 900 and his son Géraud, but cites no primary source on which this is based[25]. According to Auguste Bernard, Géraud died in 990, but he cites no primary source on which he bases his statement[26].]
     "m GIMBURGIS, daughter of ---. Her marriage is confirmed by the charter dated 994 under which "Artaldus comes, Gerardi quondam nobilis viri et Gimbergiæ filius" donated property to Savigny[27]."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 3:737.² GAV-29. Gimburgis/Gimburgia (?) was living in 965.²

     Artaud I de Forez Comte de Forez died in 960.¹
     Artaud I de Forez Comte de Forez lived at an unknown place ; GAV-30.

; Per Med Lands:
     "[ARTAUD [I] (-[960]). Auguste Bernard states that Guillaume Comte de Lyon divided his territories between his children: "à Guillaume l’aîné…le Lyonnais, à Artaud le Forez, et à Bernard ou Béraud ou Gérard, la sirerie de Beaujolais", but he cites no primary source on which he bases his statement[21]. If this is correct, Artaud [I] would have been the younger brother of Comte Guillaume [I] shown above. Samuel Guichenon, in his Histoire de la Souverainté de Dombes written in 1662, refers to Comte Artaud [I] who lived in 900 and his son Geraud, but does not cite the primary source on which this is based[22]. According to Auguste Bernard, Artaud [I] died in 960, but he cites no primary source on which he bases his statement[23]. We are therefore left with no primary source which corroborates the existence of Artaud [I].
     "m ---. The name of Artaud's wife is not known. According to Auguste Bernard, the wife of Artaud [I] was "Taresia", whose death, he says, is recorded "V Id Jun" in the necrology of the priory of Ambierle, but he cites no primary source on which he bases his statement[24]."
Med Lands cites:

     Swanahilde/Suanehilde (?) married Folmar VI (?) Graf von Metz, son of Gottfried I (?) Graf von Metz and Judith (?).^1,2,3

      ; Per Med Lands:
     "FOLMAR [VI] . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Graf von Metz. 1055/75.
     "m SUANEHILDE, daughter of --- (-before 1075). Graf Folmar [V] & his wife had two children: Swanahilde/Suanehilde (?) lived at an unknown place ; GAV-28.

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 6:156.¹
; NB: There is disagreement concerning the parents of Gottfried [III] who m. Mathilde von Luxembourg.


Hypothesis A: Med Lands and Racines et Histoire (Luxembourg) both show the Folmar who m. Suanehilde and the Gottfried who m. Mathilde von Luxemburg as father and son:
I. Med Lands
I.1 Folmar [III] d. 994/95 Graf im Bliesgau m. Bertha
I.2. Folmar [IV] d. 1026 or after m. Gerberge (de Verdun?)
I.3. Gottfried [I] d. bef 1056 m. Judith
I. 4. Folmar [VI] Graf von Metz m. Suanehilde
I.5.1 Folmar [VII] d. 25 Jun 1111 m. NN
I.6 Folmar [VIII] d/ 1145 Graf vom Metz m. Mechtild de Dagsburg
I.5.2 Gottfried [III] d. 1098 or after Graf im Bliesgau m. Mathilde de Luxembourg
I.6.1 Gottfried [I] d. 1127 or after Graf im Bliesgau m. NN
I.6.2 Helwide (poss.) m. Gerhard Graf von Mainz
II. Racines et Histoire (Luxembourg) shows only two generations:
II.1 Folmar III comte de Metz m. Suanehilde, and had a son,
II.2 Gottfried graf im Bliesgau m. Mathilde de Luxembourg


Hypothesis B: Genealogics and Das Grafenhaus “Metz - Lunéville - Blieskastel” both show the Folmar who m. Suanehilde and the Gottfried who m. Mathilde von Luxemburg as brothers:
III. Genealogics
III.1 Folmar d. bef 995 Graf im Bliesgau m. Bertha
III.2 Folmar fl. 999 Graf im Bliesgau m. Gerberga de Verdun
III.3 Gottfried d. 1051/55 Graf von Metz m. NN
III.4 Folmar d. 1087 Graf von Metz m. Judith
III.5.1 Gottfried fl. 1075 Graf im Bliesgau m. Mathilde von Luxemburg
III.5.1.1 Gottfried I d. aft 1135 Graf von Blieskastel m. NN de Lorraine
III.5.1.2 Hedwig von Blieskastel m. Gerhard Burggraf von Mainz
III.5.2 Folmar fl. 1085 Graf von Metz und Homburg m. Swanahilde
III.5.2.1 Folmar d. 1142 Graf von Metz und Homburg m. Mechtild von Dagsburg


IV. Das Grafenhaus "Metz - Lunéville - Blieskastel"
IV.1 Folmar I Graf v. Metz, Graf im Blies- u. Saargau d. 995m. Bertha
IV.2 Folmar II Graf v. Metz, Gründer v. St. Remy/Lunéville m. Gerberga von Verdun
IV.3 Gottfried I., Graf v. Metz, Vogt v. St. Remy fl. 1029-1052
IV.4 Folmar III. Graf von Metz b. 1032 d. 1051 m. Judith
IV.5.1 Folmar IV Graf v. Metz und Homburg fl. 1055-1075 m. Swanehilde
IV.6.1 Folmar IV Graf v. Metz-Lunéville-Huneburg-Bischofshomburg m. Mathilde v. Dagsburg
IV.5.2 Gottfried II Graf im Bliesgau fl. 1075-1098 m. Mathilde von Luxemburg
IV.6.2 Gottfried I., Graf v. Kirkel u. Blieskastel, Anteile an Lunéville d. by 1127
IV.7 Hedwig m. Gerhard, Burggraf von Mainz


Two Wikipedia (DE) articles contribute information, but little additional clarity:
V. Wikipedia (DE) - Grafschaft Metz (Folmare - Herren von Lunéville-Hombourg)
V.1 Folmar I 982-995 Graf im Bliesgau (reign 982-995) m. Bertha
V.2 Folmar II d. 1026 or later, Gründer von St. Rémy in Lunéville, Graf im Bliesgau (reign 995-1026) m. Gerberga
V.3 Gottfried I d. bef 1056, (Graf von Metz? und) Vogt von St. Rémy (Lunéville) (1029-1052)
V.4 Folmar IV., Graf von Metz (und Hombourg?, d. 1075?) 1055/1075; ? Suanehilde
V.5 Folmar V d. 25. Juni 1111, Graf von Metz, Hüneburg und Lunéville, Domvogt von Metz, Gründer von Kloster Lixheim 1107
V.6 Folmar VI Graf von Metz und Hombourg d. 1145, begr. Kloster Beaupré, m. Mathilde von Dagsburg


VI. Wikipedia (DE) - Bliesgau (NB I presume that "his great-grandson" means the gr-grandson of Folmar I, not of Folmar II, but this is not clear.)
VI.1 Folmar I, 982 Graf im Bliesgau
VI.2 his son Folmar II, († 1026 or later), founder of St. Rémy in Lunéville, Count in Bliesgau
VI.3 (not listed)
VI.4 his great-grandson Gottfried III, Count vom Bliesgau 1075/98 his descendants called themselves Counts von Blieskastel


Conclusion: Using the various dates (and ignorning the name numbering (i.e., Folmar I, II, III, etc.) we can identify the various generational locations of the Folmar who m. Swanahilde/Suanehilde and the Gottfried who m. Mathilde von Luxemburg. However, I do not see enough evidence to confirm either Hypothesis A or B. Med Lands and Genealogics are the only texts which cites additional sources, but they reach different conclusions. For the moment, I have chosen to follow the lineage of Hypothesis A (Gottfried as son of Folmar), while I continue to study the matter. GA Vaut.^{4,5,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}

     Folmar VII de Metz Graf von Metz died on 25 June 1111.¹
Folmar VII de Metz Graf von Metz was buried after 25 June 1111 at Lixheim, France (nos).¹
     GAV-27.

; Per Med Lands:
     "FOLMAR [VII] de Metz, son of FOLMAR [VI] Comte de Metz & his wife Suanehilde --- (-25 Jun 1111, bur Lixheim). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Graf von Metz, Huneburg et Lunéville. He founded Lixheim in 1107.
     "m ---. The name of Folmar's wife is not known."¹

; NB: There is disagreement concerning the parents of Gottfried [III] who m. Mathilde von Luxembourg.


Hypothesis A: Med Lands and Racines et Histoire (Luxembourg) both show the Folmar who m. Suanehilde and the Gottfried who m. Mathilde von Luxemburg as father and son:
I. Med Lands
I.1 Folmar [III] d. 994/95 Graf im Bliesgau m. Bertha
I.2. Folmar [IV] d. 1026 or after m. Gerberge (de Verdun?)
I.3. Gottfried [I] d. bef 1056 m. Judith
I. 4. Folmar [VI] Graf von Metz m. Suanehilde
I.5.1 Folmar [VII] d. 25 Jun 1111 m. NN
I.6 Folmar [VIII] d/ 1145 Graf vom Metz m. Mechtild de Dagsburg
I.5.2 Gottfried [III] d. 1098 or after Graf im Bliesgau m. Mathilde de Luxembourg
I.6.1 Gottfried [I] d. 1127 or after Graf im Bliesgau m. NN
I.6.2 Helwide (poss.) m. Gerhard Graf von Mainz
II. Racines et Histoire (Luxembourg) shows only two generations:
II.1 Folmar III comte de Metz m. Suanehilde, and had a son,
II.2 Gottfried graf im Bliesgau m. Mathilde de Luxembourg


Hypothesis B: Genealogics and Das Grafenhaus “Metz - Lunéville - Blieskastel” both show the Folmar who m. Suanehilde and the Gottfried who m. Mathilde von Luxemburg as brothers:
III. Genealogics
III.1 Folmar d. bef 995 Graf im Bliesgau m. Bertha
III.2 Folmar fl. 999 Graf im Bliesgau m. Gerberga de Verdun
III.3 Gottfried d. 1051/55 Graf von Metz m. NN
III.4 Folmar d. 1087 Graf von Metz m. Judith
III.5.1 Gottfried fl. 1075 Graf im Bliesgau m. Mathilde von Luxemburg
III.5.1.1 Gottfried I d. aft 1135 Graf von Blieskastel m. NN de Lorraine
III.5.1.2 Hedwig von Blieskastel m. Gerhard Burggraf von Mainz
III.5.2 Folmar fl. 1085 Graf von Metz und Homburg m. Swanahilde
III.5.2.1 Folmar d. 1142 Graf von Metz und Homburg m. Mechtild von Dagsburg


IV. Das Grafenhaus "Metz - Lunéville - Blieskastel"
IV.1 Folmar I Graf v. Metz, Graf im Blies- u. Saargau d. 995m. Bertha
IV.2 Folmar II Graf v. Metz, Gründer v. St. Remy/Lunéville m. Gerberga von Verdun
IV.3 Gottfried I., Graf v. Metz, Vogt v. St. Remy fl. 1029-1052
IV.4 Folmar III. Graf von Metz b. 1032 d. 1051 m. Judith
IV.5.1 Folmar IV Graf v. Metz und Homburg fl. 1055-1075 m. Swanehilde
IV.6.1 Folmar IV Graf v. Metz-Lunéville-Huneburg-Bischofshomburg m. Mathilde v. Dagsburg
IV.5.2 Gottfried II Graf im Bliesgau fl. 1075-1098 m. Mathilde von Luxemburg
IV.6.2 Gottfried I., Graf v. Kirkel u. Blieskastel, Anteile an Lunéville d. by 1127
IV.7 Hedwig m. Gerhard, Burggraf von Mainz


Two Wikipedia (DE) articles contribute information, but little additional clarity:
V. Wikipedia (DE) - Grafschaft Metz (Folmare - Herren von Lunéville-Hombourg)
V.1 Folmar I 982-995 Graf im Bliesgau (reign 982-995) m. Bertha
V.2 Folmar II d. 1026 or later, Gründer von St. Rémy in Lunéville, Graf im Bliesgau (reign 995-1026) m. Gerberga
V.3 Gottfried I d. bef 1056, (Graf von Metz? und) Vogt von St. Rémy (Lunéville) (1029-1052)
V.4 Folmar IV., Graf von Metz (und Hombourg?, d. 1075?) 1055/1075; ? Suanehilde
V.5 Folmar V d. 25. Juni 1111, Graf von Metz, Hüneburg und Lunéville, Domvogt von Metz, Gründer von Kloster Lixheim 1107
V.6 Folmar VI Graf von Metz und Hombourg d. 1145, begr. Kloster Beaupré, m. Mathilde von Dagsburg


VI. Wikipedia (DE) - Bliesgau (NB I presume that "his great-grandson" means the gr-grandson of Folmar I, not of Folmar II, but this is not clear.)
VI.1 Folmar I, 982 Graf im Bliesgau
VI.2 his son Folmar II, († 1026 or later), founder of St. Rémy in Lunéville, Count in Bliesgau
VI.3 (not listed)
VI.4 his great-grandson Gottfried III, Count vom Bliesgau 1075/98 his descendants called themselves Counts von Blieskastel


Conclusion: Using the various dates (and ignorning the name numbering (i.e., Folmar I, II, III, etc.) we can identify the various generational locations of the Folmar who m. Swanahilde/Suanehilde and the Gottfried who m. Mathilde von Luxemburg. However, I do not see enough evidence to confirm either Hypothesis A or B. Med Lands and Genealogics are the only texts which cites additional sources, but they reach different conclusions. For the moment, I have chosen to follow the lineage of Hypothesis A (Gottfried as son of Folmar), while I continue to study the matter. GA Vaut.^{3,1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

     Gisèle de Laon married Heribert/Caribert (?) Count of Laon, son of Martin de Laon and Bertrada "the Elder" de Prüm.¹

     GAV-33.

; Gisèle is a hypothetical name assigned to the wife of Caribert and the mother of Bertrade by Szabolcs de Vajay. See the discussion in Wikipédia (FR).¹

     ; Per Med Lands:
     "CHARLES, son of PEPIN "le Bref" King of the Franks & his wife Bertrada [Berta] "au Grand Pied" ([near Aix-la-Chapelle[57]] 2 Apr [747/48]-Aix-la-Chapelle 28 Jan 814, bur Aix-la-Chapelle, Chapelle Sainte-Marie). He is named first son of King Pépin and Bertrada in the Cartulaire of Saint-Bertin[58]. A calendar from Lorsch records the birth “IV Non Apr” of “Karoli imperatoris et semper augusti”[59]. The year of his birth is open to debate. The Annales Fuldenses record his death in 814 at the age of about 71[60], which would suggest [742/43] which is inconsistent with the suggested marriage date of his parents (see above). The Annalium Petavianorum Continuatio record the birth in 747 of “Karolus rex”[61]. Settipani suggests that this date should be considered “Old Style”. This assumes (1) that the Lorsch calendar correctly records the day of his birth, (2) that the order of entries for that year in the Annalium Petavianorum Continuatio is chronological (the preceding sentence records Carloman’s departure for Rome which is dated to after 15 Aug 747[62]), and (3) that 2 Apr 747 was Easter Sunday which he suggests would have been noted in sources if it had been the emperor’s date of birth[63]. It seems preferable to indicate [747/48] as Charles’s possible date of birth. The conjectures about Charles’s place of birth were discussed at length by Hahn in the mid-19th century[64]. At the coronation of his father in 754, Charles was also anointed by Pope Stephen III [II][65]. On the death of his father, he received the larger part of Austrasia, Neustria and western Aquitaine, succeeding as CHARLES I joint King of the Franks, jointly with his brother Carloman, and was crowned 9 Oct 768 at Noyon. He suppressed the revolt of Hunald in Aquitaine in 769, over which he quarrelled with his brother Carloman[66]. On the death of his brother in 771, he set aside the rights of his nephew and became sole king of the Franks. He defended the Pope against the Lombards, conquering their kingdom in 773. He is recorded in charters as having used the title "rex Francorum et Langobardorum" from 5 Jun 774, adding "atque patricius Romanorum" from 16 Jul 774[67]. He accepted the submission of Saxony at Paderborn in 777. During his campaign in Spain in 778, he captured Pamplona, while Zaragoza, Huesca, Barcelona and Girona swore allegiance to him. He had his sons crowned king of the Lombards and king of the Aquitainians by Pope Adrian I at Rome 15 Apr 781. He incorporated Bavaria and Carinthia into his kingdom in 787, followed by Thuringia, Hessen and Alemannia, by 797. He re-established Pope Leo III after the latter was ambushed by the Romans in 799, and was crowned CHARLES I “Charlemagne” Emperor of the Romans in St Peter's Rome 25 Dec 800, which the Pope justified technically on the basis of an alleged vacancy of the imperial throne, which could not be occupied by a woman, during the reign at Constantinople of Empress Eirene. At the assembly of Thionville 6 Feb 806, Emperor Charles decided the division of territories between his sons. Byzantine ambassadors from Emperor Mikhael I finally recognised Charlemagne as emperor (although not "Roman Emperor") at Aix-la-Chapelle in 812[68]. After the death of his two older sons, he crowned his son Louis as associate emperor at Aix-la-Chapelle 11 Sep 813. The necrology of Prüm records the death "814 V Kal Feb" of "Karolus imperator"[69]. The Annales Fuldenses record the death "814 V Kal Feb" of "Karolus imperator" at Aachen at the age of about 71[70]. The necrology of Saint-Germain-des-Prés records the death 814 “V Kal Feb” of “domni Karoli imperatoris”[71].
     "m firstly (769, repudiated [770/early 771]) --- of the Lombards, daughter of DESIDERIUS King of the Lombards & his wife Ansa ---. Einhard calls King Charles's first wife "filiam Desiderii regis Langobardorum"[72]. The Annales Fuldenses record that "Berhta regina" brought "filiam Desiderii regis Langobardorum" back from Italy as the wife for "Karolo filio suo"[73]. Her husband sent her back to her father after repudiating her.
     "m secondly (Aix-la-Chapelle 771 before 30 Apr) HILDEGARD, daughter of GEROLD Graf im Kraichgau [Udalrichinger] & his wife Imma (758-Thionville, Moselle 30 Apr 783[74], bur Metz, église abbatiale de Saint-Arnoul[75]). Einhard refers to Hildegard as "de gente Suavorum"[76]. Thegan's Vita Hludowici Imperatoris names her "Hildigardam quæ erat de cognatione Gotefridi ducis Alamannorum" and specifies that she was the daughter of Imma[77]. The Annales Laurissenses record the death "783 pridie Kal Mai" of "Hildegardis regina" and her burial "iuxta urbem Mettensem in basilica apostolorum et beati Arnulfi"[78]. She died from the after effects of childbirth, according to the epitaph of her daughter Hildegard[79]. Paulus Diaconus wrote an epitaph to "Hildegardis regina"[80].
     "m thirdly (Worms Oct 783[81]) FASTRADA, daughter of RADULF Graf & his wife --- (-Frankfurt-am-Main 10 Oct 794, bur Mainz, St Alban[82]). The Annales Laurissenses record the marriage in 783 at Worms of King Charles and "domne Fastradæ regina"[83]. Einhard's Annals record the king's marriage in 783 to "filiam Radolfi comitis natione Francam, nomine Fastradam"[84]. Fastrada, wife of King Charles, is referred to as "de Orientalium Francorum, Germanorum videlicet" by Einhard[85]. Her cruelty triggered the revolt of her husband's illegitimate son Pépin "le Bossu" in 792[86]. The Annales Xantenses record the death in Frankfurt in 794 of "Fastrada regina"[87]. Einhard records the death in 794 of "Fastrada regina" at Frankfurt and her burial "Mogontiaci apud sanctum Albanum"[88]. Theodulf wrote the epitaph of "Fastradæ reginæ"[89].
     "m fourthly ([794/autumn 796]) LIUTGARD, daughter of --- (-Tours 4 Jun 800, bur Tours, église Saint-Martin[90]). Einhard names "Liudgardam Alamannam" as King Charles's fourth wife, specifying that she died childless[91]. Angilbert's poem Ad Pippinum Italiæ regum names "Liutgardis" as the wife of King Charles[92]. The Annales Laurissenses Continuatio records the death "II Non Iun 800" at Tours of "domnæ Liutgardæ coniugis" and her burial at Tours[93].
     "Mistress (1): HIMILTRUD, daughter of ---. "Himiltrude nobili puella" is named mother of "Pippinum" in the Gesta Mettensium[94].
     "Mistress (2): ---. Einhard refers to "Ruodhaidem" as the daughter of King Charles and an unnamed concubine[95].
     "Mistress (3): [MADELGARD] , daughter of ---. Settipani names Madelgardis as the mistress of King Charles, and mother of Rothildis abbess of Faremoutiers[96]. However, he cites no primary source on which this is based, apart from a reference to an early 9th century list of nuns at Faremoutiers which includes the name. No reference has been found to her in any of the sources so far consulted.
     "Mistress (4): GERSWINDA, daughter of ---. Einhard names King Charles's concubine "Gersuindam Saxonici generis", and her daughter Adaltrud[97].
     "Mistress (5): REGINA, daughter of ---. 800. Einhard names King Charles's concubine "Reginam", and her sons "Drogonem et Hugum"[98].
     "Mistress (6): ADELINDIS, daughter of ---. 806. Einhard names King Charles's concubine "Adallindem", and her son "Theodricum"[99]."
Med Lands cites: Unkown (?) and Charlemagne (?) King of the Franks and Emperor of the West were associated; Unknown mistress of Charlemagne.¹

     Adalgis/Ado (?) Statthalter in Friaul was born before 680.¹
Adalgis/Ado (?) Statthalter in Friaul died before 737.¹
      ; Geneagraphie says: "Nach Alain de Carné: Statthalter in Friaul" (Translation by Google: "After Alain de Carné: governor in Friuli.")¹

Reference: Geneagraphie cites: Vorfahren des Tile von Damm, Genealogie um die Familie von Damm in Braunschweig, Band 7 - Die Masse der Dynasten, 188 (Reliability: 3).¹

     Hildigis (?) married Ealhild (?)^1,2

     Reference: Geneagraphie cites: Vorfahren des Tile von Damm, Genealogie um die Familie von Damm in Braunschweig, Band 7 - Die Masse der Dynasten, 186 (Reliability: 3).¹

     Hildulf (Tato) (?) King of the Lombards in Hungary died in 510.¹
      ; Per Geneagraphie: "Kg. der Langobarden in Ungarn 480-505, 510 von seinem Neffen Wacho (Waldugis), 9. Kg. der Langobarden ermordet" (Translation by Google: "King Of the Lombards in Hungary 480-505, 510 murdered by his nephew Wacho (Waldugis), 9th Kg. Of the Lombards")“.¹

; NB: The assignment of Kleph/Claff as Hidulf's possible father is based on the comment on Geneagraphie "510 von seinem Neffen Wacho (Waldugis), 9. Kg. der Langobarden ermordet" ("510 murdered by his nephew Wacho (Waldugis), 9th Kg. of the Lombards").
Wacho was the son of Zuchilo/Unichis. If Wacho was the nephew of Hidulf, then his father (mother) - this Zuchilo/Unichis (or his wife) - would have been the brother (sister) of Hidulf. Zuchilo/Unichis was the son of Kleph/Klaff. Wacho's mother is unknown.
So this assignment is only a possibility, not certain. GA Vaut.^1,2 He was King of the Lombards in Hungary between 480 and 505 at Hungary (now).¹

     Ealhild (?) married Hildigis (?), son of Gisulf (?).^2,1

     Reference: Geneagraphie cites: Vorfahren des Tile von Damm, Genealogie um die Familie von Damm in Braunschweig, Band 7 - Die Masse der Dynasten, 186 (Reliability: 3).¹