Adalelm, Count of Troyes
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Adalelm was the Count of Troyes from 886 to his death. He was a son of Emenon
, Count of Poitou, and a Robertian.
He succeeded his maternal uncle Robert I, Count of Troyes
, in 886. In 891, he organised the transferral of the abbey of Saint-Loup to within the walls of the town. In 893, he confirmed the donation of Chaource
to the abbey of Montiéramey
, made originally by his uncle. In 894, he and his brother Adhemar of Poitou attacked Aurillac
, but he died fifteen days after.
He does not seem to have had any children by his wife Ermengard. Richard, Duke of Burgundy, profited from the troubles that followed his death to seize the county of Troyes.
Emenon
Emenon was the Count of Poitou , Périgord , and Angoulême .It is unknown who nominated him count of Poitou, but it was probably Pepin I of Aquitaine, at whose side he had fought against the emperor Louis the Pious. During his tenure in Poitous, the Empress Judith was imprisoned in the abbey of...
, Count of Poitou, and a Robertian.
He succeeded his maternal uncle Robert I, Count of Troyes
Robert I, Count of Troyes
Robert I , called Porte-carquois, was the Count of Troyes. He was a son of Odo I, Count of Troyes, and Wandilmodis.Lay abbot of Saint-Loup, he was mentioned for the first time on 25 October 874, when he appeared in a charter of Charles the Bald ceding Chaource, in Tonnerre, to the abbey. He...
, in 886. In 891, he organised the transferral of the abbey of Saint-Loup to within the walls of the town. In 893, he confirmed the donation of Chaource
Chaource
Chaource is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.Highlights: church .A cheese is named after this village. See Chaource cheese.-Population:-External links:*...
to the abbey of Montiéramey
Montiéramey
Montiéramey is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.-Population:-References:*...
, made originally by his uncle. In 894, he and his brother Adhemar of Poitou attacked Aurillac
Aurillac
Aurillac is a commune in the Auvergne region in south-central France, capital of the Cantal department.Aurillac's inhabitants are called Aurillacois, and are also Cantaliens or Cantalous in Occitan....
, but he died fifteen days after.
He does not seem to have had any children by his wife Ermengard. Richard, Duke of Burgundy, profited from the troubles that followed his death to seize the county of Troyes.
Sources
- de Saint Phalle, Édouard. "Comtes de Troyes et de Poitiers au IXe siècle: histoire d’un double échec." In Christian SettipaniChristian SettipaniChristian Settipani is the Technical Director of an IT company in Paris and a genealogist and historian.He has a Master of Advanced Studies degree from the Paris-Sorbonne University and is currently preparing his doctoral thesis, while he often gives lectures to students undergraduates at the...
and Katharine S. B. Keats-Rohan, Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval. 2000.