A Jewish Princedom in Feudal France, 768–900 is a book about Frankish medieval history by Arthur J. Zuckerman (published 1972 by Columbia University Press).
According to Zuckerman's thesis presented in the book, a vassal Jewish princedom was established in Narbonne (Septimania) by the Carolingian king Pepin as a reward for Jewish cooperation in the Frankish conquest of the city in 759 CE from Muslim Al-Andalus. The dynasty of Jewish rulers was later also confirmed by Pepin's son Charlemagne and endowed with significant lands and privileges. He views later counts and dukes of Toulouse (Aquitaine) and Barcelona (Hispanic Marches) under the Carolingians as scions of these Jewish rulers. The first ruler was Makhir of Narbonne, a likely descendant of the Babylonian exilarch Bostanai, of the 7th century CE.
Zuckerman argues that the Princedom played an important role as a buffer zone in the border area between the Muslim caliphate south of the Pyrenees and the Christian Frankish Empire in the north. Its counts played influential roles in the imperial military campaigns in the Hispanic Marches, Aquitaine, and at the Carolingian court in Aachen.[1][2]
Zuckerman's thesis has been contested by several scholars and criticized for its conjecture and lack of reliable evidence, particularly when identifying presumably Christian Carolingian nobles with Jewish members of the House of Exilarchs.[3][4][5]
The Carolingians and the Davidic line
The Carolingians were sensitive to accusations of the usurpation of the crown through conquest from the Merovingians. Succession to the biblical David would be a claim of divine sanction to rule as it would legitimise their royal power. It is documented that Charlemagne occasionally called himself by the name of David.[9] However Charlemagne's own thinking of being the successor for biblical kings of the Jewish people required a governance over the Jews and at least nominal control over Jerusalem. Creating a vassal Jewish princedom, intermarrying with its Davidic line and building a strategic alliance with the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad who ruled over the land of Israel provided Charlemagne a symbolic hold in Jerusalem which fulfilled both preconditions. However, ideas such as these were in tension with the views of the Church and Pope Leo III and developed in later decades into fierce opposition and conflicts.[10]
From Babylonia to Frankia – Makhir of Narbonne
Zuckerman names the exilarch family he views as ruling southern Francia the Makhiri Dynasty, named for its first ruler, Makhir of Narbonne (born in Babylonia, died 6. July, 793 in Pannonia). He sees references to the Hebrew name מכיר (Machir), the Aramaic name Natronai b. Habibai, the Arabic name Al-Makhiri, the Frankish name Theodoric, and the protagonist of the Chanson de geste called Aymeri de Narbonne, as all referring to the same man, a nasi from Baghdad who was appointed by Pepin the Short in 768 a count in the Princedom of the Jews in Septimania.
Rise to power, life, sources
For their cooperation in ending the seven-year-long siege of Narbonne in 759 CE, Pepin the Short promised the local Jews formal recognition and a prince (nasi) of their own.
This was implemented 9 years later in 768 when Makhir of the Davidic lineage was received from Baghdad by Pepin and his son Charlemagne. Zuckerman argues that he was accepted into the Frankish nobility under the name Theodoric, identifying him with the documented Frankish count of that name. Theodoric was granted by the Carolingian broad authority over Jews and Christians, extensive hereditary territories and "a great possession", including former church property lost decades before to the Umayyad Caliphate. Makhir became by an act of commendation a vassal of the Carolingian who in turn received overlordship of the Jews as evidence of entering legitimate biblical succession. Theoderic (alias Makhir, according to Zuckerman Theoderic IV (fl. c. 770–793,[1] French: Thierry IV) was a Frankish noble and royal missus.[2]) received a Carolingian princess as his wife – apparently Alda, the daughter of Charles Martel and sister of Pepin.[8] A Hebrew description of Makhir's installation was documented by Abraham ibn Daud, author of Sefer Seder HaQabbalah (Book of the Order of Tradition) – especially in the Addendum to Sefer HaQabbalah (composed before 1165, during the life of the then-young nasi Kalonymos b. Todros, a supposed descendant of Makhir). It refers consistently to Makhir and his descendants as a dynasty of nesi'im princes whose power and position in Narbonne were virtually identical with that of the exilarchs (k'mo rashe galuyot) in Babylonia.[13] A fragment of a legal document from 791 that names Maghario Count of Narbonne is interpreted by Zuckerman as using a Romanized form of Makhir, making it the only non-Hebrew document specifically mentioning him.[14]
Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire1
M, #101064, b. 2 April 742, d. 28 January 814
Last Edited=25 May 2018
Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was born on 2 April 742 at Aachen, GermanyG.2 He was the son of Pepin III, Roi des Francs and Bertha de Laon.1 He married, firstly, Desideria (?) in 770. He married Hildegard of Vinzgau, daughter of Gerold I Graf von Vinzgau and Imma Prinzessin von Alemannien, circa 772 in a Aix-la-Chapelle, France marriage.2 He married, thirdly, Fastrada (?) in 784. He married, fourthly, Luitgard (?) in 794. He married Liutberga (?), daughter of Desiderius von Tuscien and Ansa (?), in a Y marriage.3 He died on 28 January 814 at age 71 at Aachen, GermanyG.2 He was buried at Aachen, GermanyG.
Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire also went by the nick-name of Charlemagne 'the Great'.1 Erwähnt: 771 - 783, 790, +799 schon bei der Aufstellung der Schlachtordnung gegen die Avaren.3 He was Kaiser, Stadthalter der Bajowaren, Karolinger.3 He gained the title of King Charlemagne of the Franks in 768.1 He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800.4 He gained the title of Emperor Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire on 25 December 800.5
Child of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Himiltude (?)
Pepin 'the Hunchback' (?) d. 811
Children of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Hildegard of Vinzgau
Charles (?) d. 811
Berthe (?)
Pepin I, King of the Langobardians+ b. 777, d. 8 Jul 810
Louis I, Roi des Francs+1 b. Aug 778, d. 20 Jun 840
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 122.
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), page 223. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
Louis I, Roi des Francs1
M, #103192, b. August 778, d. 20 June 840
Last Edited=21 Feb 2017
Consanguinity Index=0.2%
Louis I, Roi des Francs was born in August 778 at Casseneuil, FranceG.2 He was the son of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Hildegard of Vinzgau.1,3 He married, firstly, Irmengard von Haspengau, daughter of Ingram Graf im Haspengau, in 798. He married Judith von Bayern, daughter of Welf I Graf von Altorf and Heilwig von Sachsen, in February 819 in a Aix-la-Chapelle, France marriage.2 He married Irmengard von Haspengau, daughter of Ingram Graf im Haspengau.4 He died on 20 June 840 at age 61 at Ingelheim, Hessen, GermanyG.2
He was Römisch-Fränkischer Kaiser.4 Louis I, Roi des Francs also went by the nick-name of Louis 'the Pious' (?)5 Louis I, Roi des Francs also went by the nick-name of Louis 'le Debonaire'.3 He gained the title of Roi Louis I d'Aquitaine in 781. He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 813.5 He succeeded as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 814.6 He gained the title of Roi Louis I des Francs (styled as King of the Franks) in 814.1 He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 816.5
Children of Louis I, Roi des Francs
Alpaid d'Aquitaine b. c 794
Arnulf de Sens, Count of Sens b. 794
Children of Louis I, Roi des Francs and Irmengard von Haspengau
Adelaide d'Aquitaine
Lothair I, Holy Roman Emperor+5 b. 795, d. 29 Sep 855
Pepin I, Roi d'Aquitaine+ b. 797, d. 838
Rotrud d'Aquitaine b. 800
Hildegard d'Aquitaine b. c 802
Louis II 'the German', King of the East Franks+ b. c 805, d. 876
Children of Louis I, Roi des Francs and Judith von Bayern
Gisela d'Aquitaine+ b. c 819, d. c 874
Charles I, Roi des Francs+1 b. 13 Jun 823, d. 6 Oct 877
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S45] Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, volume I (1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), page 63. Hereinafter cited as Pedigrees of Emperor Charlemagne, I.
[S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 122.
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), page 223. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
Lothair I, Holy Roman Emperor1
M, #103199, b. 795, d. 29 September 855
Last Edited=7 Dec 2015
Lothair I, Holy Roman Emperor was born in 795. He was the son of Louis I, Roi des Francs and Irmengard von Haspengau.1 He married Irmengard, Comtesse de Tours, daughter of Hugo, Comte de Tours and Ava de Morvois. He died on 29 September 855 at Pruem, Rheinland, GermanyG.2
Kg. i. Bayern 815, Mitkaiser 817, Ks. 840, Kg. v. Lotharingen u. Italien 843, legt September 855 die Krone nieder und wird Mönch in Prüm.3 He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 817.1 He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 823.1 He succeeded as the Emperor Lothair I of the Holy Roman Empire in 840.1
Children of Lothair I, Holy Roman Emperor and Irmengard, Comtesse de Tours
Charles, Roi de Provence d. 863
Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor+1 b. c 822, d. 12 Aug 875
Lothar II König von Lothringen+ b. c 826, d. 8 Aug 869
Ermengarde Princesse des Francs+4 b. 827, d. 864
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 122. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
[S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
Ermengarde Princesse des Francs1
F, #531858, b. 827, d. 864
Last Edited=7 Dec 2015
Ermengarde Princesse des Francs was born in 827.2 She was the daughter of Lothair I, Holy Roman Emperor and Irmengard, Comtesse de Tours.1 She married Giselbert II Graf von Maasgau, son of Giselbert I Graf von Maasgau, in 846.1 She died in 864.2
Children of Ermengarde Princesse des Francs and Giselbert II Graf von Maasgau
Albert von Maasgau1
Sigard von Maasgau1
Reginar I Comte de Hainaut Herzog von Lothringen+1 b. 850, d. 19 Jan 915
Richwin von Maasgau Graf von Bigau und Verdun+1 b. 865, d. 933
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
Reginar I Comte de Hainaut Herzog von Lothringen1
M, #531860, b. 850, d. 19 January 915
Last Edited=26 Dec 2015
Reginar I Comte de Hainaut Herzog von Lothringen was born in 850.1,2 He was the son of Giselbert II Graf von Maasgau and Ermengarde Princesse des Francs.1 He married Alberade von Kleve in 885.1 He married Ermentrud des Francs, daughter of Louis II 'the Stammerer', Roi des Francs and Adelaide Judith de Paris.3 He died on 19 January 915 at Meerssen, The Netherlands.1,2
He was Gf. i. Hennegau.3 He was Lay Abbot of the Abbeys of St. Servais de Maestricht, St. Maximin, Chevremont, Echternach and Stavelot.1
Children of Reginar I Comte de Hainaut Herzog von Lothringen and Alberade von Kleve
Balderic de Hainaut1 d. 977
Frederick de Hainaut1 d. 954
Giselbert, Duc de Lorraine+1 b. c 890, d. 2 Oct 939
Symphoronia de Hainaut1 b. 890, d. 952
Reginar II Comte de Hainaut+1 b. bt 891 - 901, d. c 932
Child of Reginar I Comte de Hainaut Herzog von Lothringen and Ermentrud des Francs
Cunegonde de Frioul+3 b. 893, d. 940
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
[S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).
Gerberge von Sachsen 
F, #103242, b. from 913 to 914, d. 5 May 969
Last Edited=7 Dec 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.05%
Gerberge von Sachsen was born from 913 to 914 at Nordhausen.1 She was the daughter of Heinrich I von Sachsen, King of East Francia and Mathilda von Ringelheim. She married, firstly, Giselbert, Duc de Lorraine, son of Reginar I Comte de Hainaut Herzog von Lothringen and Alberade von Kleve, in 929.2 She married, secondly, Louis IV d'Outre-Mer, Roi des Francs, son of Charles III, Roi des Francs and Eadgifu (?), in 939. She died on 5 May 969 at Reims, France.1
Gekrönt 939, Regentin für Ks. Lothar 956-966, Äbtissin der Abtei Notre Dame de Soissons
CHR.RELI r.K., Saint-Rémy.1
Gekrönt 939, Regentin für Ks. Lothar 956-966, Äbtissin der Abtei Notre Dame de Soissons
CHR.RELI r.K., Saint-Rémy.1
Children of Gerberge von Sachsen and Giselbert, Duc de Lorraine
- Henri, Duc de Lorraine2 b. c 931, d. c 944
- Hedwige d'Alsace-Nordgau+1 b. 937, d. 13 Dec 994
Children of Gerberge von Sachsen and Louis IV d'Outre-Mer, Roi des Francs
- Lothair, Roi des Francs+ b. 941, d. 2 Mar 986
- Mathilde des Francs+ b. 943, d. 27 Jan 992
- Prince Charles des Francs3 b. 945, d. 953
- Charles, Duc de Basse-Lorraine+ b. 953, d. 991
Citations
- [S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).
- [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2691. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
- [S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
Mathilde des Francs1
F, #2524, b. 943, d. 27 January 992
Last Edited=5 Mar 2017
Consanguinity Index=0.49%
Mathilde des Francs was born in 943. She was the daughter of Louis IV d'Outre-Mer, Roi des Francs and Gerberge von Sachsen.1 She married Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne, son of Rudolph II, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne, in 964.1 She died on 27 January 992.1
Children of Mathilde des Francs and Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne
Gerberga de Bourgogne+1 b. 965
Bertha de Bourgogne+1 b. 967, d. 1035
Mathilde de Bourgogne1 b. 969
Rudolph III, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne1 b. 971, d. 6 Sep 1032
Citations
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne1
M, #113574, b. circa 925, d. 10 October 993
Last Edited=4 Nov 2011
Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne was born circa 925.2 He was the son of Rudolph II, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne. He married, secondly, Adelaide of Bellay.2 He married, firstly, Mathilde des Francs, daughter of Louis IV d'Outre-Mer, Roi des Francs and Gerberge von Sachsen, in 964.2 He died on 10 October 993.2
Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne also went by the nick-name of Conrad 'the Pacific'.3 He gained the title of Roi Conrad de Jurane Bourgogne in 937.3
Child of Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne and Adelaide of Bellay
Gisela de Bourgogne+ d. 21 Jul 1006
Children of Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne and Mathilde des Francs
Gerberga de Bourgogne+2 b. 965
Bertha de Bourgogne+1 b. 967, d. 1035
Mathilde de Bourgogne2 b. 969
Rudolph III, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne3 b. 971, d. 6 Sep 1032
Citations
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 64. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 125. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
Herman II, Duke of Swabia1
M, #506636, d. 1012
Last Edited=4 Nov 2011
Herman II, Duke of Swabia married Gerberga de Bourgogne, daughter of Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne and Mathilde des Francs, in 988.1 He died in 1012.1
He gained the title of Duke of Swabia.
Children of Herman II, Duke of Swabia and Gerberga de Bourgogne
Herman III, Duke of Swabia1 d. 1012
Matilda of Swabia1
Gisela of Swabia+1 b. bt 989 - 990, d. 14 Feb 1043
Citations
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor1
M, #8832, d. 1039
Last Edited=24 Mar 2012
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor was the son of Henry, Count of Speyer.1 He married Gisela of Swabia, daughter of Herman II, Duke of Swabia and Gerberga de Bourgogne, in 1027.2 He died in 1039.1
He gained the title of Conrad II Deutscher Kaiser.3 He was a member of the House of Salian.1 He succeeded as the Emperor Conrad II of the Holy Roman Empire in 1024.1 He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1027.1
Child of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
Beatrix Salian+
Children of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor and Gisela of Swabia
Heinrich III, Holy Roman Emperor+1 b. 28 Oct 1017, d. 5 Oct 1056
Mathilde Salian2 b. 1027, d. Jan 1034
Beatrix Salian2 b. c 1030, d. 26 Sep 1036
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 122. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 28. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
Heinrich III, Holy Roman Emperor1
M, #102571, b. 28 October 1017, d. 5 October 1056
Last Edited=4 Nov 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.31%
Heinrich III, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 28 October 1017. He was the son of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor and Gisela of Swabia.2,3 He married, firstly, Cunigunde (?), daughter of Canute II Sveynsson, King of England and Denmark and Emma de Normandie, on 10 June 1036 at Nimeguen, GermanyG.1 He married, secondly, Agnes de Poitou in March 1043.4 He died on 5 October 1056 at age 38.
He gained the title of Henrich III Deutscher Kaiser.5 He was a member of the House of Salian.2 He succeeded as the Herzog von Bayern in 1027.6 He gained the title of King Heinrich III of the Romans in 1039.7 He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1046.2 He succeeded as the Emperor Heinrich III of the Holy Roman Empire in 1046.7
Child of Heinrich III, Holy Roman Emperor and Cunigunde (?)
Beatrice Salian1 b. 1037
Children of Heinrich III, Holy Roman Emperor and Agnes de Poitou
Conrad II Herzog von Bayern6 d. 1055
Judith Salian8 b. 1047, d. c 1100
Children of Heinrich III, Holy Roman Emperor
Matilda Salian3
Heinrich IV, Holy Roman Emperor+2 b. 11 Nov 1050, d. 7 Aug 1106
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 30. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 122. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S1] S&N Genealogy Supplies, S&N Peerage CD., CD-ROM (Chilmark, Salisbury, U.K.: S&N Genealogy Supplies, no date (c. 1999)). Hereinafter cited as S&N Peerage CD.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 28.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 126.
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 113. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 132.
Heinrich IV, Holy Roman Emperor1
M, #102632, b. 11 November 1050, d. 7 August 1106
Last Edited=21 Mar 2006
Heinrich IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 11 November 1050 at Goslar, Niedersachsen, GermanyG. He was the son of Heinrich III, Holy Roman Emperor.2 He died on 7 August 1106 at age 55 at Liège, BelgiumG.
He was a member of the House of Salian.2 He succeeded as the Herzog von Bayern in 1053.3 He succeeded as the King Heinrich IV of the Romans in 1056.2 He gained the title of Heinrich IV Deutscher Kaiser. He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1084.2 He succeeded as the Emperor Heinrich IV of the Holy Roman Empire in 1084.1 He was deposed as Holy Roman Emperor in 1105.2
Children of Heinrich IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Agnes von Waiblingen, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire+4
Conrad Salian, Duc de Basse-Lorraine1 b. 12 Feb 1074, d. 27 Jul 1101
Heinrich V, Holy Roman Emperor1 b. 8 Jan 1086, d. 23 May 1125
Citations
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 113. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 122. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 126.
[S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 77.
Agnes von Waiblingen, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire1
F, #114055
Last Edited=1 Aug 2013
Agnes von Waiblingen, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire is the daughter of Heinrich IV, Holy Roman Emperor.2 She married, firstly, Friedrich I Hohenstaufen, Duke of Swabia before 1090.1 She married, secondly, Leopold III 'the Saint' Markgraf von Österreich, son of Leopold II Markgraf von Österreich and Ida of Cham, in 1106.2
Children of Agnes von Waiblingen, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire and Friedrich I Hohenstaufen, Duke of Swabia
Luitgarde von Swabia+ d. 19 Jun 1146
Friedrich II Herzog von Schwaben+1 b. c 1090, d. 6 Apr 1147
Conrad III Hohenstaufen, King of the Romans+1 b. 1093, d. 1152
Children of Agnes von Waiblingen, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire and Leopold III 'the Saint' Markgraf von Österreich
Adalbert Babenberg2 b. 1107, d. 1137
Leopold IV Herzog von Bayern2 b. 1108, d. 1141
Otto Babenberg2 b. 1109, d. 1158
Agnes Babenberg+2 b. 1111, d. 1157
Heinrich II 'Jasomirgott' Herzog von Österreich+2 b. 1114, d. 13 Nov 1177
Judith von Babenburg+3 b. 1115, d. a 1178
Conrad Babenberg2 b. 1120, d. 1168
Gertrud Babenberg+2 b. 1129, d. 1150
Citations
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 113. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 77.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
Vladislav I, King of Bohemia1
M, #113916, d. 1174
Last Edited=9 Jul 2008
Vladislav I, King of Bohemia was the son of Vladislav I, Duke of Bohemia and Rixa von Berg.1 He married, firstly, Gertrud Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III 'the Saint' Markgraf von Österreich and Agnes von Waiblingen, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1140.1 He married, secondly, Judith von Thüringen, daughter of Ludwig I Landgraf von Thüringen, in 1153.1 He died in 1174.1
He was a member of the House of Premysl.2 He succeeded as the Duke Vladislav II of Bohemia in 1140.1 He was created King Vladislav I of Bohemia in 1158.1 He abdicated as King of Bohemia in 1172.1
Children of Vladislav I, King of Bohemia and Gertrud Babenberg
Adalbert of Bohemia1 d. 1200
Svatopluk of Bohemia1 d. a 1169
Friedrich, King of Bohemia+1 d. 1189
Children of Vladislav I, King of Bohemia and Judith von Thüringen
Rixa of Bohemia+1 d. 1282
Ottokar I Premysl, King of Bohemia+1 b. c 1155, d. 15 Dec 1230
Vladislav III Heinrich, Duke of Bohemia1 b. c 1160, d. 1222
Citations
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 86. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 155. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
Ottokar I Premysl, King of Bohemia1
M, #105462, b. circa 1155, d. 15 December 1230
Last Edited=21 Sep 2014
Ottokar I Premysl, King of Bohemia was born circa 1155 at Mestec Kralove, Czech republic.2,3 He was the son of Vladislav I, King of Bohemia and Judith von Thüringen.2 He married, firstly, Adelheid von Meißen, daughter of Otto Markgraf von Meißen and Hedwig von Brandenburg, in 1187.2 He married, secondly, Konstancia Arpád, Prinzessin von Ungarn, daughter of Béla III Arpád, King of Hungary and Agnes de Châtillon, in 1198.2 He and Adelheid von Meißen were divorced in 1198.2 He died on 15 December 1230.4
He succeeded as the Duke of Bohemia in 1192.2 He was deposed as Duke of Bohemia in 1193.4 He succeeded as the Duke of Bohemia in 1197.4 He was created King Premysl Ottokar I of Bohemia in 1198.2
Children of Ottokar I Premysl, King of Bohemia and Adelheid von Meißen
Wratislaw of Bohemia2 d. a 1225
Bozislawa Premysl Prinzessin von Böhmen+3
Margaret of Bohemia+1 b. c 1189, d. 1213
Children of Ottokar I Premysl, King of Bohemia and Konstancia Arpád, Prinzessin von Ungarn
Judith Premysl Prinzessin von Böhmen+3 d. 1230
Anne of Bohemia+2 b. 1204, d. 1265
Wenceslas I, King of Bohemia+2 b. 1205, d. 1253
Wladislaw, Margrave of Moravia2 b. 1207, d. 1227
Premysl, Margrave of Moravia2 b. 1209, d. 1239
Agnes 'the Saint' of Bohemia2 b. 1211, d. 1282
Citations
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 16. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 86.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 155. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
Wenceslas I, King of Bohemia1
M, #113954, b. 1205, d. 1253
Last Edited=5 Nov 2008
Wenceslas I, King of Bohemia was born in 1205.1 He was the son of Ottokar I Premysl, King of Bohemia and Konstancia Arpád, Prinzessin von Ungarn.1 He married Kunigunde of Swabia, daughter of Philip von Hohenstaufen, Duke of Swabia and Irene Angelina, in 1224.1 He died in 1253.1
Wenceslas I, King of Bohemia also went by the nick-name of Wenceslaus 'the One-Eyed'. He was Co-regent of Bohemia in 1228.2 He succeeded as the King Wenceslas I of Bohemia in 1230.1
The quality is not acceptable, but in short, the Catholics say Wence is derived from St. Wendelin, and the Protestants say Wence is derived from a certain king or kings with the appellation Wencelas. There is also a St. Wenceslaus who was Wenceslas I. There were multiple rulers named Wenceslaus (or Wenceslas), but the most famous and primary figure known as Wenceslaus I is Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (c. 907–935), a saint and subject of the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas. There is another Wenceslas I particular to this blog entry in the genealogy b. 1205, d. 1253.
ReplyDeleteBelow is the aformentioned poor attempt to trace the the lineage that delineates the differences between St. Wenceslas and St. Wendelin.
"makers ; however , this derivation is not probable .
Some have erroneously thought Wenzo an abbreviation
of Wenceslaus , but from the records it is obvious that the
name Wentz appears mostly at such times and in such countries where Bohemian influence had no power .
Wentz is an ancient German Christian name already
in existence when Christian names commenced to change
into family names.
The name Wentz is derived , according to Rev. Carl
Frederick Wilhelm Julius Wentz , from St. Wendelin, and
is found in many forms ; as , Wenzelo, Wenzel , Wenzo, Wendelin , Wendelheim , Wandalin , Wandal , Quanzo , Wanzo ,"
It should be noted that my family, the subject of this blog is Levitical demonstrated by showing strengths in music and science is also a possibly noteworthy connection to the Christmas Carol asociable with St. Wenceslaus.
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