Seguin I of Gascony
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Seguin I Lupo was Duke of Gascony
from 812 until 816, when Louis the Pious
deposed him "because of his boundless arrogance and wicked ways", according to the contemporary Frankish chroniclers. The "Basques across the Garonne and around the Pyrenees" rebelled against the removal of their duke, but the Frankish king received the submission of the rebels in Dax
. The emperor crossed the Pyrenees
and "settled matters" in Pamplona
(according to the Vita Hludovici
). This could imply that the Gascony
of Seguin's day was trans-Pyrenean, i.e., comprised lands on both sides of the mountains.
A count of Bordeaux
(ruler of the "Burdegalian country", or pagus Burdegalensis) appointed by Charlemagne
around 781 had the same name, Seguin, and may have been the same person. The duke was probably of Gascon (Basque) lineage, and allegedly a son of Adalric
, a possible duke of Gascony, or of Lupus II, a definite duke of Gascony. He may have been a brother of Sancho I
, Lupus III
, and Garsand (or Garseand), and probably was the father of Seguin II
. He was not, as has been alleged from time to time, the forefather of the Jiménez dynasty
which ruled the kingdom of Navarre
(905–1234). He may have had Spanish ancestry, though the Vita Hludovici calls him "of the race of Franks
" (ex gente Francorum).
Duke of Gascony
The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a frontier duchy on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque tribes...
from 812 until 816, when 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...
deposed him "because of his boundless arrogance and wicked ways", according to the contemporary Frankish chroniclers. The "Basques across the Garonne and around the Pyrenees" rebelled against the removal of their duke, but the Frankish king received the submission of the rebels in Dax
Dax
Dax may refer to:In French geography:* Arrondissement of Dax, an arrondissement of the Landes département of France* Town of Dax, Landes, FranceIn Star Trek:...
. The emperor crossed the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
and "settled matters" in Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
(according to the Vita Hludovici
Vita Hludovici
Vita Hludovici or Vita Hludovici Imperatoris is an anonymous biography of Louis the Pious, Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Franks from AD 814 to 840.-Author:...
). This could imply that the Gascony
Duchy of Vasconia
The Duchy of Vasconia , or Wasconia, was originally a Frankish march formed by 602 to keep the Basques in check. It comprised the former Roman province of Novempopulania and, at least in some periods, also the lands south of the Pyrenees centred on Pamplona.In the ninth century, civil war within...
of Seguin's day was trans-Pyrenean, i.e., comprised lands on both sides of the mountains.
A count of Bordeaux
Count of Bordeaux
The Count of Bordeaux or comes Burdagalensis was the ruler of the city of Bordeaux and its environs in the Merovingian and Carolingian 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...
(ruler of the "Burdegalian country", or pagus Burdegalensis) appointed by Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
around 781 had the same name, Seguin, and may have been the same person. The duke was probably of Gascon (Basque) lineage, and allegedly a son of Adalric
Adalric of Gascony
Adalric was probably a Basque count in the late eighth century in Gascony. He has been called a possible Duke of Gascony by some scholars.He was a possible son of Lupo II of Gascony. After Lupo's death, Adalric controlled western Gascony including Lower Navarre, Béarn, and Bigorre...
, a possible duke of Gascony, or of Lupus II, a definite duke of Gascony. He may have been a brother of Sancho I
Sancho I of Gascony
Sancho I López or Lupus Sancho was a Duke of Gascony between the years 801 and 812....
, Lupus III
Lupo III Centule of Gascony
Lupo III Centule was the Duke of Gascony briefly from 818 until his deposition by Pepin I of Aquitaine in 819...
, and Garsand (or Garseand), and probably was the father of Seguin II
Seguin II of Gascony
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....
. He was not, as has been alleged from time to time, the forefather of the Jiménez dynasty
Jiménez dynasty
The Jiménez or Ximenes were an Iberian ruling family from the 10th century to the 13th century. They were the first Europeanisers of Spain and brought her back within the wider European political scene while also giving her the political character and division that persisted until the end of the...
which ruled the kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of Navarre
The Kingdom of Navarre , originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either side of the Pyrenees alongside the Atlantic Ocean....
(905–1234). He may have had Spanish ancestry, though the Vita Hludovici calls him "of the race of Franks
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...
" (ex gente Francorum).