García I Jiménez of Gascony
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García I Jiménez was the Duke of Gascony
as leader of the Gascons from 816 to his death in 818. He succeeded Seguin I
, who was deposed by Louis the Pious
in 816 and García was elected to replace him.
Duke of Gascony
The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a frontier duchy on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque tribes...
as leader of the Gascons from 816 to his death in 818. He succeeded Seguin I
Seguin I of Gascony
Seguin I Lupo was Duke of Gascony from 812 until 816, when Louis the Pious deposed him "because of his boundless arrogance and wicked ways", according to the contemporary Frankish chroniclers. The "Basques across the Garonne and around the Pyrenees" rebelled against the removal of their duke, but...
, who was deposed by Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
in 816 and García was elected to replace him.