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Duke Albert (Adalbert) Of ALSACE

Duke Albert (Adalbert) Of ALSACE[1]

Male Abt 675 - 742  (~ 67 years)

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  • Name Albert (Adalbert) Of ALSACE 
    Prefix Duke 
    Born Abt 675  Alsace-Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GJT4-MK1 
    _UID 3D6C14F11E924107BBF3B8A0D2337CD30089 
    Died 5 Dec 742  Alsace-Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I28662  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2022 

    Father Duke Adalrich Eticho I of ALSACE,   b. Abt 643, Alsace-Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 683, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Mother Duchess Bereswinde Of ALSACE,   b. Abt 652, Metz, Austrasia, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 744, Metz, Austrasia, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
    Family ID F12501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ingina de ALSACE,   b. Abt 685, Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Eberhard of ALSACE
     2. Luitfrid, Duke Of Alsace,   b. Abt 707, Alsace-Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 767, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Duchess Gerlinde (Gerlindis) Of ALSACE,   b. Abt 679, Alsace-Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F12500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Adalbert was the Duke of Alsace beginning after 683 and probably until his death. He was the second duke of the family of the Etichonids and the first to inherit the duchy from his father.

      The son of Adalrich and Berswinda, Adalbert was created Count of the Sundgau by his father circa 683. It is unknown if Adalbert appointed another count to succeed him after taking over the ducal office, exercised the comital powers himself, or left the office vacant. Under Adalbert, Etichonid control of the offices of the duchy of Alsace and of the monasteries of the region became entrenched.

      Adalbert seems to have concentrated his power in northern Alsace (the later Nordgau) around the Diocese of Strasbourg. He founded the convent of Saint Stephen at Strasbourg and installed his daughter Attala as its first abbess. In 722 he established a monastery in honour of the Saint Michael the Archangel on an island in the Rhine north of Strasbourg. This last establishment was co-founded by a group of monks from Ireland led by the first abbot, Benedict. Honau passed to King Theuderic IV on Adalbert's death.

      Adalbert's first wife was Gerlinda (perhaps of Aquitaine); his second wife was Ingina,[1] a wealthy woman of Alsace. Adalbert had three daughters: Eugenia, Gundlinda and Attala.[1] The first two entered the nunnery of their aunt Odilia at Hohenburg, where Eugenia eventually succeeded as abbess. Gundlinda was later abbess of Niederm?nster. In 845 the Emperor Lothair I confirmed all the charters which Adalbert had granted to his foundation at Strasbourg. Some attribute the daughters to Gerlinda while others attribute them to Ingina. Adalbert had two sons: Liutfrid and Eberhard. Liutfrid made Eberhard a count as early as the 720s. The sons are consistently attributed to Ingina.

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.