Gauzlin I of Maine explained

Gauzlin I of Maine was a lord of Maine in the beginning of the 9th century. He was the oldest known ancestor of the Rorgonid family. On onomastic considerations, he could be a descendant of the 8th-century Duke of Maine, Charivius.[1]

He is named in a document as being in the Spanish March on 2 April 812 with Charlemagne at a meeting of the Counts.[2]

He is also known from a charter on 1 March 839 signed by his son Rorgon sent to the Abbey of Saint-Maur de Glanfeuil. In it, Rorgon names his family there: "My father Gauzlin and my mother Adeltrudis, and my brother Gauzbert."

He married Adeltrude of Bourges, daughter of the Count of Bourges. Their children were:

Notes and References

  1. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~medieval/addcharlENG.pdf Christian Settipani, Addendum to the Ancestors of Charlemagne
  2. [Christian Settipani]