Hugobert

Hugobert (also Chugoberctus ) († probably 697) was Seneschal among the Merovingians 693/694 and is referred to as Count Palatine in 697, the presumed year of his death . He was a grandson of the dux Theotar, and it has been suggested, but not proven, that his father was that Hugus or Chugus who was a housekeeper in Austrasia around 617 ; however, it has been refuted that Hugobert could be identical to Bishop Hugobert von Lüttich (around 701–727), since his wife appears as a widow in Echternach documents as early as 698.

What is certain, however, is that Hugobert is one of Charlemagne's ancestors through his daughter Bertrada the elder . Hugobert is the eponymous member of the Hugobertiner family .

He was married to Irmina von Oeren († December 25, 704/710), who in 697/698, probably shortly after his death, enabled the foundation of the Echternach monastery through a donation .

Hugobert and Irmina had several daughters, including:

Plectrudis , 691/717 attested, the first wife of Pippin the Middle and founder of the monastery of St. Maria in the Capitol in Cologne
Adela von Pfalzel (* around 660, † around 735) founder of the women's monastery in Pfalzel
Regintrud that the Duke in a second marriage after the death of her first husband Theodbert of Bavaria married
Chrodelind
Bertrada the Elder (* around 670, † after 721), the founder of the Prüm Abbey and mother of Count Heribert von Laon , the father of Bertrada the Younger , who in turn is the mother of Charlemagne .

literature

Edith Ennen : Women in the Middle Ages. CH Beck, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-406-37799-8 , pp. 56-57.
Eduard Hlawitschka : The ancestors of Charlemagne. In: Wolfgang Braunfels (ed.): Karl der Große. Life's work and afterlife. Volume IL Schwann, Düsseldorf 1965, p. 74.
Matthias Werner : Noble families around the early Carolingians. The relationship of Irminas von Oeren and Adelas von Pfalzel. Studies of the history of people on the early medieval ruling class in the Maas-Moselle area . Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1982, ISBN 3-7995-6688-0 , pp. 27, 174, 213, 241, 247, 250, 256, 266, 276, 279, 324 and 326.

Web links

Hugobert in the German biography

Individual evidence

^ Anton Halbedel: Franconian studies - small contributions to the history and legend of German antiquity . Berlin 1915, p. 20 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ); there reference to Fredegar IV 45, in: Bruno Krusch (ed.): Scriptores rerum Merovingicarum 2: Fredegarii et aliorum Chronica. Vitae sanctorum. Hannover 1888, p. 144 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Hugobert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Chugoberctus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Seneschal of the Merovingians
DATE OF BIRTH	7th century
DATE OF DEATH	7th century

[1] Anton Halbedel: Franconian studies - small contributions to the history and legend of German antiquity . Berlin 1915, p. 20 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ); there reference to Fredegar IV 45, in: Bruno Krusch (ed.): Scriptores rerum Merovingicarum 2: Fredegarii et aliorum Chronica. Vitae sanctorum. Hannover 1888, p. 144 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ).