Odo I, Count of Troyes
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Odo I (died 10 June 871) was the Count of Troyes from 852 to 859.
His ancestry is not known for certain. Onomastics would place him in the extended family of Odo I, Count of Orléans
. The most recent studies make him a son of Robert, Count of Oberrheingau and Wormsgau, and Waldrada, a daughter of Odo of Orléans. If this theory is true, he was the elder brother of Robert the Strong
.
Like the rest of his family, he was a loyal follower of Charles the Bald
. Though well-endowed with estates in Austrasia
, like his brother Robert, he abandoned these after the Treaty of Verdun
(843) in order to rejoin Charles the Bald. In 846, he was granted lands in the region of Châteaudun
, made Count of Anjou, and wed to Wandilmodis.
In 852, after the death of Aleran, Count of Troyes, he was nominated to hold his vacant office and his brother Robert succeeded him in Anjou. In 858, Charles named his son Louis the Stammerer
to the ducatus Cenomannicus and Robert, angered by his loss of influence there, revolted and called in the aid of Louis the German
. Odo soon joined him. The brothers were subsequently expelled from their counties and Troyes confiscated and confided to one Rudolph.
Odo may have recovered Troyes after Rudolph's death (866), but perhaps not. In any case, his brother made his submission in 861 and was given the March of Neustria
. Odo's eponymous son was found in Troyes in 876. By Wandilmodis, he left three children:
His ancestry is not known for certain. Onomastics would place him in the extended family of Odo I, Count of Orléans
Odo I, Count of Orléans
Odo I was the Count of Orléans following the final deposition of Matfrid until his own deposition a few years later....
. The most recent studies make him a son of Robert, Count of Oberrheingau and Wormsgau, and Waldrada, a daughter of Odo of Orléans. If this theory is true, he was the elder brother of Robert the Strong
Robert the Strong
Robert IV the Strong , also known as Rutpert, was Margrave in Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853. Robert was the father of the kings Odo and Robert I of France. Robert was the great-grandfather of Hugh...
.
Like the rest of his family, he was a loyal follower of 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...
. Though well-endowed with estates in Austrasia
Austrasia
Austrasia formed the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Metz served as its capital, although some Austrasian kings ruled from Rheims, Trier, and...
, like his brother Robert, he abandoned these after the Treaty of Verdun
Treaty of Verdun
The Treaty of Verdun was a treaty between the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, the son and successor of Charlemagne, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms...
(843) in order to rejoin Charles the Bald. In 846, he was granted lands in the region of Châteaudun
Châteaudun
Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of Eure-et-Loir.-Geography:Châteaudun is located about 45 km northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the...
, made Count of Anjou, and wed to Wandilmodis.
In 852, after the death of Aleran, Count of Troyes, he was nominated to hold his vacant office and his brother Robert succeeded him in Anjou. In 858, Charles named his son Louis the Stammerer
Louis the Stammerer
Louis the Stammerer was the King of Aquitaine and later King of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. He succeeded his younger brother in Aquitaine in 866 and his father in West Francia in 877, though he was never crowned Emperor...
to the ducatus Cenomannicus and Robert, angered by his loss of influence there, revolted and called in the aid of Louis the German
Louis the German
Louis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
. Odo soon joined him. The brothers were subsequently expelled from their counties and Troyes confiscated and confided to one Rudolph.
Odo may have recovered Troyes after Rudolph's death (866), but perhaps not. In any case, his brother made his submission in 861 and was given the March of Neustria
March of Neustria
The marches of Neustria were creations of the Carolingian king of West Francia covering the ancient Merovingian kingdom of Neustria. Originally, there were two marches, one against the Bretons and one against the Norsemen created by Charles the Bald in 861. These two marches are often called the...
. Odo's eponymous son was found in Troyes in 876. By Wandilmodis, he left three children:
- Odo II, Count of TroyesOdo II, Count of TroyesOdo II was the Count of Troyes in 876. He was a son of Odo I and Wandilmodis.Little is known of this count. His father had the county of Troyes confiscated by Charles the Bald in 858, but whether he recovered it is uncertain, as are the circumstances of Odo's appointment. He may have inherited it...
- Robert I, Count of TroyesRobert I, Count of TroyesRobert I , called Porte-carquois, was the Count of Troyes. He was a son of Odo I, Count of Troyes, and Wandilmodis.Lay abbot of Saint-Loup, he was mentioned for the first time on 25 October 874, when he appeared in a charter of Charles the Bald ceding Chaource, in Tonnerre, to the abbey. He...
- a daughter who married EmenonEmenonEmenon was the Count of Poitou , Périgord , and Angoulême .It is unknown who nominated him count of Poitou, but it was probably Pepin I of Aquitaine, at whose side he had fought against the emperor Louis the Pious. During his tenure in Poitous, the Empress Judith was imprisoned in the abbey of...
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- de Saint Phalle, Édouard. "Comtes de Troyes et de Poitiers au IXe siècle : histoire d’un double échec." in Christian SettipaniChristian SettipaniChristian Settipani is the Technical Director of an IT company in Paris and a genealogist and historian.He has a Master of Advanced Studies degree from the Paris-Sorbonne University and is currently preparing his doctoral thesis, while he often gives lectures to students undergraduates at the...
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