Wiltrud of Orléans
Wiltrud von Orléans (also Waldrada, Wialdrudt, Wialdruth; * around 785) was the daughter of Count Hadrian von Orléans (* around 760; † 822) from the Geroldon family and his wife Waldrat from the Widonen family . Two of her grandchildren , Odo and Robert , became kings of the west of France .
In 808 she married Rutpert III. (Robert III.), Count in Oberrheingau and Wormsgau from the house of the Rupertines . She herself inherited rich property in Orléans, which served her son Robert the Brave in 840 after his move from the domain of Ludwig the German to that of Charles the Bald as the basis of his rise in the West Franconian Empire.
Her husband Rutpert (* around 781) died in 834 at the latest; This year, a joint donation made by his widow and son Guntram to Lorsch Abbey for the salvation of his soul is recorded.
progeny
Rutpert and Wiltrud had the following children who reached adulthood:
- Oda married Walaho IV , who became Count in Wormsgau after 840; the two probably became the first parents of the Salians .
- Guntram (815-837) was 834-837 Count in Wormsgau.
- A daughter of unknown name married Megingoz I , who is attested as a count in Wormsgau in 876.
- Robert the Brave († 866), whose sons Odo and Robert became kings of western France.
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| SURNAME | Wiltrud of Orléans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldrada of Orléans; Wialdrudt; Wialdruth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Countess in Wormsgau |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th century |