Bivin of Gorze
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Bivin of Gorze was a Frank
from the Bosonid-family. He was married to a daughter of Boso the Elder
, who may have been called Richildis. During his life he functioned as lay abbot
of the Gorze Abbey
. His offspring includes Richildis
, who married king Charles the Bald
; Richard the Justiciar, Duke of Burgundy; Boso
, king of the Provence; and possibly Bivin, count of Metz.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...
from the Bosonid-family. He was married to a daughter of Boso the Elder
Boso the Elder
Boso the Elder was a Frank from the Bosonid dynasty. He was married to Engeltrude and died around 855. His family, the Bosonids were a dynasty of Franks that produced counts, dukes, abbots and bishops during the Carolingian Age...
, who may have been called Richildis. During his life he functioned as lay abbot
Lay abbot
Lay abbot is a name used to designate a layman on whom a king or someone in authority bestowed an abbey as a reward for services rendered; he had charge of the estate belonging to it, and was entitled to part of the income.This custom existed principally in the Frankish Empire from the eighth...
of the Gorze Abbey
Gorze Abbey
Gorze Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Gorze in the present arrondissement of Metz-Campagne, near Metz in Lorraine. It was prominent as the source of a monastic reform movement in the 930s.-History:...
. His offspring includes Richildis
Richilde of Provence
Richilde of the Ardennes was the second consort of Charles the Bald, King and Emperor of the Franks. By her marriage, she became Queen of the West Franks, and then Empress of the Franks...
, who married king Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...
; Richard the Justiciar, Duke of Burgundy; Boso
Boso of Provence
Boso was a Frankish nobleman from the Bosonid-family, who was related to the Carolingian dynasty, who rose to become King of Provence ....
, king of the Provence; and possibly Bivin, count of Metz.
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, La Préhistoire des Capétiens, Premiere Partie: Mérovigiens, Carolingiens et Robertiens. - Pierre Riché, The Carolingians, a family who forged Europe.