Matfrid
Sign in to saveAlso known as Matfried I Graf von Orléans
Matfrid (died 836) was the Frankish count of Orléans in the reign of Emperor Louis the Pious. He is usually thought to have been the first of the lineage known to historians as the Matfriede (German Matfridinger or Matfriede).
Wikidata facts
Show 2 more facts
- date of death
- 0836-00-00
- date of birth
- 0795-00-00
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Article
1 sectionsContents
- References
Matfrid (died 836) was the Frankish count of Orléans in the reign of Emperor Louis the Pious. He is usually thought to have been the first of the lineage known to historians as the Matfriede (German Matfridinger or Matfriede).
Matfrid was Count of Orléans from around 818. He accompanied the Emperor on his expedition to Brittany in 824, and served at Louis's court. However, in 825, he supported Lothar, eldest son of Emperor Louis, in his revolt against the Emperor. Restored to favour, he led a Frankish army on the Marca Hispanica, the Spanish frontier, in 827, jointly with his sister's husband Hugh, Count of Tours and Louis's son Pippin, King of Aquitaine.