Rudolph, Count of Ponthieu (son of Welf)
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Count Rudolph of Ponthieu (died 866) was son of Welf
(also Hwelf or Welf I) and brother of Judith
of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Louis the Pious
. Through Judith's influence her brother Rudolph acquired and became Lay Abbot of the Abbey's of Saint Riquier and Jumieges.
In April 830 Frankish nobility revolted against Emperor Louis in order to "liberate" him from the influence of his wife Judith. Louis was placed under house arrest while Judith and her brothers Rudolph and Count Conrad I of Auxerre
were imprisoned in Aquitanian monasteries. The two brothers were later freed when their nephew Charles the Bald
assumed the throne.
Welf (father of Judith)
Welf I of Altorf was the son of the 9th century Frankish count Rothard of Metz, to whom the sons of Charles Martel entrusted half of Alemannia. Welf was master of several counties in the southern Rhineland & Bavaria. His family became politically powerful when Louis the Pious chose his oldest...
(also Hwelf or Welf I) and brother of Judith
Judith, daughter of Welf
Queen Judith , also known as Judith of Bavaria, was the daughter of Count Welf and a Saxon noblewoman named Hedwig, Duchess of Bavaria...
of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
. Through Judith's influence her brother Rudolph acquired and became Lay Abbot of the Abbey's of Saint Riquier and Jumieges.
In April 830 Frankish nobility revolted against Emperor Louis in order to "liberate" him from the influence of his wife Judith. Louis was placed under house arrest while Judith and her brothers Rudolph and Count Conrad I of Auxerre
Conrad I, Count of Auxerre
Conrad I the Elder was the count of several counties, most notably the Aargau and Auxerre, around Lake Constance, as well as Paris from 859 to 862/4. He was also the lay abbot of Saint-Germaine in Auxerre. Conrad's father was Welf....
were imprisoned in Aquitanian monasteries. The two brothers were later freed when their nephew 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...
assumed the throne.
Marriage and children
Rudolph was married to Hruodun (died 867)- Conrad Count of Paris-et-Sens (died 882)
- Welf Abbot of Sainte-Colombe-de-Sens (diec 881)
- Hugh Rector of Saint Saulve, Valenciennes (died 867)
- Rudolf of Augstgau