Audulf (Bavaria)

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Audulf (* around 760 ; † 818 ) was an East Franconian nobleman who was initially Count of the Taubergau and from 799 as the successor to Gerold's second Franconian governor (prefect) of Baiern . In his prefect function he represented the Carolingian kings, the Bavarians after the deposition of Tassilos III. 788 had annexed their empire as a province: he held provincial assemblies and court days and led the Bavarian army.

literature

  • Wilhelm Störmer: Audulf. East Franconian count, Seneschalk, Prefect of Bavaria (around 760 - 818). A picture of life from the time of Charlemagne. In: Yearbook for Franconian State Research 72 (2012), pp. 23–36.
personal data
SURNAME Audulf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Franconian nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 760
DATE OF DEATH 818