Rorgon I of Maine
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Rorgon I or Rorico I (also Rorgo or Rorich; d. 16 June 839 or 840) was the first Count of Maine of the Rorgonid dynasty, which he founded. He was Count of Rennes
from 819 and of Maine from 832 until his death.
He was a son of Gauzlin I and Adeltrude.
, with whose daughter Rotrude
he had a sexual relationship. The couple had at least one illegitimate child, Louis
, who became chancellor
to his cousin Charles the Bald
. They may have had an illegitimate daughter named Adeltrude, who married Gerard I of Auvergne.
conferred on Rorgon the countship of Rennes in 819. In 824, he founded the Abbey of Saint-Maur de Glanfeuil. Rorgon married a lady named Bilichild, and had three sons named Rorgon II of Maine, Gauzfrid of Neustria and Joscelin, Bishop of Paris.
He also had a daughter who married Bernard of Poitou.
The necrologies of the Abbey of Saint-Denis gave the date of his death, but did not specify a year.
Count of Rennes
The Count of Rennes was originally the ruler of the Romano-Frankish civitas of Rennes. From the middle of the ninth century these counts were Bretons with close ties to the Duchy of Brittany, which they often vied to rule. From 990 the Counts of Rennes were usually Dukes of Brittany...
from 819 and of Maine from 832 until his death.
He was a son of Gauzlin I and Adeltrude.
Retainer
He was a retainer at the court of CharlemagneCharlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
, with whose daughter Rotrude
Rotrude
Rotrude was the second daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard.-Early life:...
he had a sexual relationship. The couple had at least one illegitimate child, Louis
Louis, Abbot of Saint-Denis
Louis was the illegitimate son of Rotrude, daughter of Charlemagne, and Rorgon I of Maine.He was elevated, with Lupus Servatus, to the Abbey of Saint-Pierre of Ferrières in the Gâtinais. He became an abbot in 838 and Abbot of Saint-Denis in 840 or 841.He was the archchancellor first of his uncle...
, who became chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
to his cousin Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...
. They may have had an illegitimate daughter named Adeltrude, who married Gerard I of Auvergne.
Countship
Louis the PiousLouis 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...
conferred on Rorgon the countship of Rennes in 819. In 824, he founded the Abbey of Saint-Maur de Glanfeuil. Rorgon married a lady named Bilichild, and had three sons named Rorgon II of Maine, Gauzfrid of Neustria and Joscelin, Bishop of Paris.
He also had a daughter who married Bernard of Poitou.
The necrologies of the Abbey of Saint-Denis gave the date of his death, but did not specify a year.
Sources
- Riché, Pierre. Les Carolingiens, une famille qui fit l'Europe. 1983.
- Volkmann, Jean-Charles. Bien Connaître les généalogies des rois de France. ISBN 2-877472086