The
Count of Bordeaux or
comes Burdagalensis was the ruler of the city of
Bordeauxis a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department...
and its environs in the Merovingian and
CarolingianThe Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century. The name "Carolingian", Medieval Latin karolingi, an altered form of an unattested Old High German *karling, kerling The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the...
periods. The names of the counts are scarcely known until the ninth century, when they start to take on a larger role because of their strategic importance in the defence against the Vikings. Over the next two centuries, the county of Bordeaux was brought into union with the Duchy of Gascony.
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The
Count of Bordeaux or
comes Burdagalensis was the ruler of the city of
Bordeauxis a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department...
and its environs in the Merovingian and
CarolingianThe Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century. The name "Carolingian", Medieval Latin karolingi, an altered form of an unattested Old High German *karling, kerling The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the...
periods. The names of the counts are scarcely known until the ninth century, when they start to take on a larger role because of their strategic importance in the defence against the Vikings. Over the next two centuries, the county of Bordeaux was brought into union with the Duchy of Gascony. The
County of Saintes (
comitatus Santonicensis) was often held concomitant with Bordeaux.
- Sigulf (fl. 575)
- Warnachar (fl. 584)
- Galactorius (fl 585), defensor civitatis (defender of the city)
- Seguin I
Seguin I Lupo was Duke of Gascony from 812 to 816, when Louis the Pious deposed him.He was originally appointed count of Bordeaux by Charlemagne around 781. He was probably of Gascon lineage, though, an alleged son of Adalric of Gascony, a possible duke of Gascony, or of Lupus II, a definite duke...
(c. 781- Asia :* July 31—The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji .* Emperor Kammu succeeds Emperor Kōnin as emperor of Japan.- Europe :* Charlemagne defines the Papal territory ....
– 816-Europe:* Frankish king Louis the Pious is crowned emperor by Pope Stephen IV.-Religion:* June 22—Pope Stephen IV succeeds Pope Leo III as the 97th pope....
), also Duke of Gascony
- Seguin II Mostelanicus
Seguin II , called Mostelanicus, was the Count of Bordeaux and Saintes from 840 and Duke of Gascony from 845. He was either the son or grandson of Seguin I, the duke appointed by Charlemagne....
(840-Europe:* After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the Holy Roman Empire, with Lothar succeeding as Emperor.-Asia:* Tang Wu Zong succeeds Tang Wen Zong as emperor of China.-Deaths:...
– 846-Europe:* Nominoe occupies Nantes and Rennes, he makes raids in Anjou and threatens Bayeux. Charles the Bald recognizes him as Duke of Brittany after being defeated three times.* The Moors Nathan LaVelle recapture León....
), also Duke of Gascony, also in Saintes
- William I
William I was the Duke of Gascony, appointed in 846 following the death of Seguin II in battle with the Norse assaulting Bordeaux and Saintes. He himself had to fight the Vikings and died during an attack on Bordeaux in 848. He was the last Frankish-appointed duke...
(846-Europe:* Nominoe occupies Nantes and Rennes, he makes raids in Anjou and threatens Bayeux. Charles the Bald recognizes him as Duke of Brittany after being defeated three times.* The Moors Nathan LaVelle recapture León....
– 848-Europe:* The Saracens destroy Leontini.* Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Koblenz.* Máel Sechnaill mac Maíl Ruanaid, King of Mide, defeats a Norse army at Sciath Nechtain, in Ireland....
), also Duke of Gascony
- Arnold
Arnold was the Count of Fézensac and briefly Duke of Gascony in 864. He was the son of Emenon, Count of Périgord, and Sancha, daughter of Sancho Sánchez of Gascony. He made his claim on Gascony on his uncle's death....
(863-Europe:* Constantine I succeeds as king of Scotland .* After the death of Charles, Lothair takes part of the Jura and Louis II takes the Provence.* Carloman revolts against his father Louis the German a second time.* The first written record of Smolensk....
– 864-Europe:* July 25 – Edict of Pistres: Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings.* Louis II marches against Rome but, getting ill, decides to make peace with the Pope.* Orso I Participazio becomes Doge of Venice....
)
- Amalvinus
Amalvinus, Amauvin, or Amauguin was the Count of Bordeaux in the late ninth and early tenth century. He is only recorded on two occasions in history....
(c. 887-Europe:* Charles the Fat is deposed from the entire Carolingian Empire.* Odo, Count of Paris ascends to the throne of Western Francia .* Berengar of Friuli ascends to the throne of Italy....
– c. 906-Europe:* Battle of Fritzlar: The Conradines defeat the Babenberg counts to establish themselves as dukes of Franconia. Conrad the Elder is killed in the battle...
)
- William II the Good (977
-Europe:* Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester, rebuilds the western end of the Old Minster, Winchester, with twin towers and no apses....
– 988-Africa:* Al-Azhar University is founded in Cairo, Egypt .-Europe:* Dublin, Ireland is founded.* The city of Odense, Denmark is founded.* Kievan Rus' accepts Christianity.* Rus'–Byzantine War -Asia:...
)
- Bordeaux inherited by William II of Gascony. Thereafter united to the duchy and acts as its capital even until Angevin times.