Ranulf I of Aquitaine

Ranulf I (also Ramnulf, Rannulf, and Ranulph) (820–866) was a Count of Poitiers (from 835) and Duke of Aquitaine (from 852). He is the son of Gerard, Count of Auvergne.^[1] Few details are known about Ranulf I, except that he died in 866 in Aquitaine from wounds received in the Battle of Brissarthe against the Vikings (in which Robert the Strong also died).^[2]

Marriage and issue

Ranulf married Adeltrude of Maine,^[3] a daughter of Rorgon I,^[a] and they had the following:

• Ranulf II, who inherited Poitou and later acquired Aquitaine.^[4]
• Gauzbert, (d. 893)^[4]
• Ebalus (d.892) abbot of St. Germain-des-Pres and St. Hilary of Poitiers^[1]

See also

• Ramnulfids
• Dukes of Aquitaine family tree

Notes

1. Rosamond McKitterick states Ranulf married a daughter of Rorgo, though gives no name.^[1]

References

1. McKitterick 1999, p. 363.
2. Nelson 1991, p. 135.
3. Le Jan 2003, p. 157-158.
4. McKitterick 1999, p. 362.

Sources

• Le Jan, Régine (2003). Anatomie de la famille: Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc (VIIe-Xe siècle). Éditions de la Sorbonne. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
• McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, 751-987. Longman.
• Nelson, Janet L., ed. (1991). The Annals of St-Bertin: Ninth-century Histories. Vol. I. Manchester University Press.

Preceded by Hunald II	Duke of Aquitaine 852–866	Succeeded by Louis the Stammerer (as King)
Preceded by Bernard I	Count of Poitiers 835–866	Succeeded by Ranulf II