Eberhard of Sülichgau explained

Eberhard of Sülichgau
Father:Adelhard von Burc
Mother:Swanaburc
Spouse:Gisela
Issue:Judith
Regelinda of Zurich, Duchess of Swabia
Birth Date:c. 856
Death Date:after 889

Eberhard von Sülichen (c. 856[1] – after 889) was a Frankish nobleman, Count of Sülichgau.

It has been reported that he was the son of Unruoch III of Friuli, the Margrave of Friuli, a son of the Frankish Unruoching Duke of Friuli Eberhard of Friuli and of Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious.[2] It has also been reported that his father was Adelhard von Burc, lay abbot of Cysoing, himself a son of Eberhard of Friuli.[3]

He married his first cousin, Gisela, and they had at least two daughters, Judith (who married Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, and was the mother of Eberhard and Judith.[4]) and Regelinda of Zürich, Duchess of Swabia.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kommission für Geschichtliche Landeskunde in Baden-Württemberg, Württembergische Kommission für Landesgeschichte, Württembergischer Geschichts- und Altertumsverein . Zeitschrift für Württembergische Landesgeschichte (Volumes 13-14) . 1954 . W. Kohlhammer . 293.
  2. Web site: Unruoch Herzog von Friaul (866-874) . www.manfred-hiebl.de . 25 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Adalhard "von Burc" lay abbot of Cysoing . www.manfred-hiebl.de.
  4. Book: Kruppa . Nathalie . Adlige - Stifter - Mönche (zum Verhältnis zwischen Klöstern und mittelalterlichem Adel) . 2007 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht . 23 . 9783525358863 . de.
  5. Web site: Steinmann . Judith . Reginlinde . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland . 18 May 2022.
  6. Book: Dr. Sauter . Kirchengeschichte Schwabens bis zur Zeit der Hohenstaufen . 2022 . Salzwasser-Verlag . 9783752598988 . 139 . de.