Bivin of Gorze
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Bivin of Gorze (810/830 – 863) was a Frankish founder of the Bivinids family. He was married to a daughter of Boso the Elder, who may have been called Richildis.[1] During his life he functioned as lay abbot of the Gorze Abbey.[2] His offspring includes:
- Richilde of Provence, who married King Charles the Bald[2]
- Richard the Justiciar, Duke of Burgundy, father of a king of France[1]
- Boso, King of Provence[1]
- possibly Bivin, Count of Metz.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Bouchard 1988, p. 409.
- ^ a b Riché 1983, p. 198.
Sources
[edit]- Bouchard, Constance B. (1988). "The Bosonids or Rising to Power in the Late Carolingian Age". French Historical Studies. 15, No. 3 (Spring). Duke University Press: 407–431. doi:10.2307/286367. JSTOR 286367.
- Riché, Pierre (1983). The Carolingians: The Family who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.