Autun county

The county of Autun around the city of Autun existed since the 5th century , first under Roman , then Burgundian and finally, from 534 , under Franconian sovereignty.

The Franconian county came to an end with the accession of Count Boso von Vienne in the Kingdom of Burgundy in 879 . Autun then became - together with Auxerre and Chalon - one of the cores of the later Duchy of Burgundy .

Counts of Autun were:

• Gregory of Langres , comes (not count in the medieval sense) of Autun, Bishop of Langres (506 / 07–539 / 540), great-grandfather of Gregory of Tours
• Childebrand (II), † before 818, 796 missus in the Autunois, Count, Lord of Perrecy ( Arnulfinger )
• Theodoricus (Dietrich) I, † before 804, Count von Autun, ∞ Aldana , † before 804, perhaps Karl Martell's daughter - Theodoricus and Aldana are the parents of Wilhelm von Gellone
• Teudoinus, son of Theodoricus I, Count of Autun 804/826
• Theodoricus II., 816/821, son of Teudoinus
• Theodoricus III. , † shortly after 826, son of Wilhelm von Gellone , Count of Autun
• Bernhard , 804/844, brother of Theodoricus III., Count of Autun until 830, Margrave of Septimania until 831
• Bernard Plantevelue , † 885/886, son of Bernhard, Count of Autun 864/869, 864/874 Count of Rodez , after 872 Count of Auvergne
• Odo, † 870, Count of Mâcon , Dijon and Autun
• Eccard, 873 missus in the Autunois and Mâconnais , grandson of Childebrand ( Arnulfinger )
• Bernhard "le Veau", † 872 murdered by Bernhard Plantevelue, 868 Count of Autun and Margrave, son of Eccard ( Arnulfinger )
• Theodoric "le Trésorier" (* around 810, † 882/883), 878 Count von Autun with the order to drive out Bernhard von Gothien , brother Eccards ( Arnulfinger ),
• Richard the judge , † 921, Count of Autun 876 , Count of Auxerre, Troyes , Nevers , Sens , 921 Duke of Burgundy, brother-in-law of Eccard and Theodoric ( Buviniden )
• Giselbert , † 956, Count of Autun, 923 Duke of Burgundy