Arnulf_of_Sens

Arnulf of Sens

Arnulf of Sens

Frankish noble, born 794

Arnulf of Sens (c.794 – April, 841) was a Frankish noble, an illegitimate son of Louis the Pious,[1] son of Charlemagne. He had one sister, Alpaïs,[1] abbess of Saint-Pierre-les-Dames, 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. [1]
    McKitterick 2008, p. 93.
  2. [2]
    Riche 1993, p. 148.

Sources

  • McKitterick, Rosamond (2008). Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity. Cambridge University Press.
  • Riche, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians: A Family who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.
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