Hucbert
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Hucbert (c. 820[1] - 864[2]) was a Frank and son of the countBoso the Elder. Therefore, he was a Bosonid, and the namesake for the Huberterian branch of the family.[3] His rise to power commenced under Lothair I but continued under Lothair II reaching its apex when his sister Teutberga married Lothair II, a prince of the Carolingian dynasty the imperial family of Francia.[4] Hucbert also served as the lay-abbot of the Abbey of Saint Maurice-in-Valais.
Lothair's reign was chiefly occupied by his efforts to obtain a divorce from his wife Theutberga, and his relations with his uncles Charles the Bald and Louis the German were influenced by his desire to obtain their support for this endeavor. Lothair, whose desire for the divorce was prompted by his affection for his mistress Waldrada, or the need of an alliance with Theutberga's brother waning after the Treaty of Orbe, attempted to divorce Theutberga which caused a big scandal in the kingdom. In response, Hucbert therefore took up arms to defend his interests and the honour of his sister.
Hucbert is the father of Theobald of Arles (c. 854 - c. 895).
References
- ^ genealogical website
- ^ Stuart Airlie, 'Private bodies and the body politic in the divorce case of Lothar II', past and present,(Oxford, 1988), pp. 3-38. p. 12.
- ^ Constance Bouchard, 'The Bosonids or rising to power in the late Carolingian age', French Historical Studies 15.3, (1988), pp. 407-431 p. 408.
- ^ Ibid. P. 17.
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