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Gerard was Count of Auvergne from 839 until his death on 25 June 841.

Marriage and issue

Gerard married either Rotrud or Hildegard, daughters of Louis the Pious. They had the following children:

• Ranulf I of Poitiers, Duke of Aquitaine (815–866), married a daughter of Rorgo, Count of Maine
• Gerhard II, Count of Limousin (−879)
• Unknown daughter

Notes

1. Janet L. Nelson states, Gerard is known to have been son-in-law of Pepin I, King of Aquitaine, though the name of his wife has not been found.

References

1. McKitterick 1999, p. 363.
2. Nelson 1992, p. ?.
3. McKitterick 1999, p. 362.

Sources

• McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, 751-987. Longman.
• Nelson, Janet L. (1992). Charles the Bald. London: Longman. ISBN 0582055849. OCLC 23767726.

• 841 deaths
• Nobility of the Carolingian Empire
• Counts of Auvergne