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Hardrad (died after 786) was a Frankish count and a leading figure in the conspiracy of Thuringian noblemen against Charlemagne.This conspiracy resulted in many nobles being killed and their property confiscated, leading to the laws concerning the subdued Saxons established in the Diet of Aix of 802-803.
Argengau was a territory of Alemannia within East Francia in the 8th and 9th centuries, being a county in the 9th century, [1] and of the Duchy of Swabia in the 10th. It was situated north of Lake Constance, comprising Lindau. It was named for the Argen river. Later area divisions. Notes
The early Athenian tradition, followed by the 3rd century BC Parian Chronicle, made Cecrops, a mythical half-man half-serpent, the first king of Athens. [5] The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later, by historians of the Hellenistic era who tried to backdate events by cross-referencing earlier sources such as the Parian Chronicle.
Welf married Hedwig (Heilwig), [1] daughter of the Saxon count Isambart; Hedwig later became abbess of Chelles.The couple had the following children: Judith of Bavaria (c. 797 –843); married Louis the Pious, [1] who was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne.
Nevertheless, an early ancestor may have been the Frankish nobleman Ruthard (d. before 790), a count in the Argengau and administrator of the Carolingian king Pepin the Younger in Alamannia. The origin of the name Welf (also Guelph, from Italian: Guelfi) has not been conclusively established. A late medieval legend first documented in 1475 ...
In Greek mythology, Menestheus (/ m ɪ ˈ n ɛ s θ iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Μενεσθεύς) was a legendary king of Athens during the Trojan War.He was set up as king by the twins Castor and Pollux when Theseus travelled to the Underworld after abducting their sister, Helen, and exiled Theseus from the city after his return.
A book signing for Thurmond is planned in Athens from 3-4:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Athens-Clarke County Library. The program is hosted by the library and the Athens Historical Society.
It may be that either Pandion I or Pandion II was invented to fill a gap in the mythical history of Athens. [ 8 ] According to the Bibliotheca , Pandion fought a war with Labdacus , the king of Thebes , over boundaries, and married his daughter Procne to Tereus in exchange for help in the fighting, [ 9 ] and it was during his reign that the ...