Jump to content

Arnulf of Sens

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Johnpacklambert (talk | contribs) at 14:04, 17 September 2020 (removed Category:794 births; added Category:790s births using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Arnulf of Sens (c.794 – April, 841) was a Frankish noble, an illegitimate son of the Louis the Pious,[1] son of Charlemagne. He had one sister, Alpaïs de Paris,[1] abbess of St-Pierre de Reims.

Arnulf's grandfather Charlemagne died in 814 with his father Louis becoming Emperor. Three years later in 817, Arnulf, was appointed count of Sens in Burgundy.[2] He was the first son of Louis the Pious, but he did not inherit land because his birth was illegitimate. In April 841, a year after his father had died, he died at Sens.

References

  1. ^ a b McKitterick 2008, p. 93.
  2. ^ Riche 1993, p. 148.

Sources

  • McKitterick, Rosamond (2008). Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity. Cambridge University Press. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Riche, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians: A Family who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)