Raganar (Frankish count)
Raganar (Reginar, Reiner) (died 8 October 876), Frankish Count. Raganar was a vassal of Charles the Bald and fought in many of Charles' campaigns.[1] The precise counties that Raganar ruled are uncertain but are known to have been south of Thérouanne.
In the Capitulary of Servais, part of District (Missaticum) 4 is identified as "the counties of Reginar".[2] This district, with Thérouanne as its capital and bishopric, stretched south for about 100 km. These counties are most certainly be those of Raganar. Because of the locality of District 4 and the uncertainty of rule in the 9th century, it is likely that these counties included part of Hesbaye.[citation needed]
Raganar participated in Charles' 876 campaign against his nephew Louis the Younger. He was standard-bearer during the Battle of Andernach, where he was killed along with a Count Jerome. Numerous other counts as well as Bishop Gauzlin were captured.[3]
Onomastics would suggest that Raganar was somehow related to Count Meginhere (whose son Reginar was executed in 818 for treason) and Gilbert, Count of the Maasgau,[4] father of the founder of the House of Reginar.
References
- ^ The Annals of St-Bertin. Translated by Nelson, Janet L. Manchester: Manchester University Press. 1991. p. 197. ISBN 9780719034268. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Nelson, Janet L. (1992). Charles the Bald. London: Longman. pp. 326–327. ISBN 9781317899570. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Nelson, Janet L. (1992). Charles the Bald. London: Longman. p. 246. ISBN 9781317899570.
- ^ McKitterick, R. (1983). Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians, 751-987. London: Longman. ISBN 9780582490055. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- The Annals of St-Bertin, (Translated by Janet L. Nelson), Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1991
- Nelson, Janet L., Charles the Bald. Longman Publisher, London 1992
- McKitterick, R., Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians 751-987, Longman, London and New York, 1983
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