Gotfrid
Gotfrid but also Gotefrid, Gotefred or Gottfried (Latin Gotfridus or Cotefredus ; *?; † 709 ) was an Alemannic duke from the Agilolfinger family until 709 . He was the father of Lantfrid and Theudebald and of Odilo , Duke of the Bavarians .
According to a document from the year 700, at the request of a priest Magulfus in Cannstatt , Gotfrid gave the place Biberburg to the cell of Saint St. Gallus .
Gotfrid was bitterly hostile to the Franconian house chests and defended the autonomy of his duchy against their central authority.
When Gotfrid died in 709, his sons Lantfrid and Theudebald jointly claimed the office of duke.
progeny
Gotfrid was married to a daughter of the Bavarian Duke Theodo I ; The couple's children were:
- Lantfrid
- Theudebald
- Odilo , † January 8, 748 , Duke of Bavaria
- Huoching , (* around 675; † 744), member of the ducal house of the Alemanni
- Regarde ∞ Hildebrand (Hildeprand) Duke of Spoleto
- Liutfrid
literature
- Dieter Geuenich : History of the Alemanni. 2nd revised edition. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-17-018227-7 .
- Dieter Geuenich: Gotefrid (Godafrid, Cotefred). In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 12, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-016227-X , pp. 401-402.
Web links
- Michael Borgolte: Gottfried. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2007 , accessed June 19, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Original lost. Changed copy: StiASG , vol. 61, p. 2. Print: Chartularium Sangallense. I, No. 1, p. 1.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gotfrid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gotefrid; Gottfried; Gotfridus (Latin); Cotefredus (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Alemannic Duke |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 709 |