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Little is known about the life of Count Hardrad, even from contemporary Frankish sources. In 771, the Cartulary of Lorraine, Abbey Gorze, identified a deceased Hardrad, father of Ratard (Rothard of the Argengau, father of Welf I of Bavaria), who could have been the father or
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
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 ...
The Palace of Versailles (/ v ɛər ˈ s aɪ, v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; [1] French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Paris, in the Yvelines Department of Île-de-France region in France.
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.
The TODAY show's Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker tour the Palace of Versailles during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, ... even King Charles III. Drew Weisholtz. July 31, 2024 at 11:38 AM.
The Galerie des Batailles (French: [ɡalʁi de bataj]; English: "Gallery of Battles") is a gallery occupying the first floor of the Aile du Midi of the Palace of Versailles, joining onto the grand and petit appartement de la reine. 120 m (390 ft) long and 13 m (43 ft) wide, it is an epigone of the Grande Galerie of the Louvre and was intended ...
Pepin (or Pippin) (781–810), king under authority of Charlemagne; Bernard (810–818) Lothair I (818–839) Louis II (839–875) The title rex Langobardorum, synonymous with rex Italiae, lasted well into the High Middle Ages, [1] but subsequent holders are found at King of Italy.