GEROLDONEN Gerold

Abt 0730 - Aft 0784  (> 54 years)

• Name	GEROLDONEN Gerold
  Birth	Abt 0730	Fränkische Reich
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 01 Jul 0784
  Notes	Gerold von Anglachgau was born about 730.[1] He is considered of Frankish origin mostly because his substantial possessions in the Middle Rhine area. It is likely he was one of the imperial aristocrats tasked with integrating Alemannia into the Carolingian empire after the Blood Court at Cannstatt in 746.[1] Title Graf im Kraichgau[2] Parents Gerold's parents are unknown. Connections to the Agilolfinger, e.g. based on a donation to the Lorsch monastery by an Egilolfus and Geroldus, dated 12 Jun 767,[3] are inconclusive at best. Marriage Based on the birth of their daughter Hildegard about 758 Gerold most likely married Imma, the daughter of Hnabi, a comes in Alemannia, in the mid-750s.[1] The following children appear to be certain: 1. Gerold II, 2. Udalrich I, 3. Voto, 4. Hildegard. Other children are likely but must remain uncertain: 5. Megingoz, 6. Adrian, 7. Erbio. Research Note For a last name English and French sources use Vinzgau or Vintzgau, Anglachgau in German and Spanish. Neither the English Wikipedia article List of medieval Gaue nor the German Liste mittelalterlicher Gaue mentions a Vinzgau or Vintzgau. Close are Vinschgau, Linzgau, and Pfinzgau. Vinschgau was part of Churrätien and south of the Alpine divide, unlikely to be the place of origin for the Geroldonen. Linzgau belonged to Warin, also unlikely. Pfinzgau is a possibility as it was part of Kraichgau where Gerold was comes. Another name, Venzigau, appears in some lists but its location is unknown. No early medieval record I have consulted so far names Gerold in conjunction with a Vinzgau. It remains unclear how this name came into use in English and French literature. Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Manfred Hiebl, Genealogie Mittelalter, Gerold, Graf im Kraich- und Anglachgau ↑ FMG - Medlands: Gerold I, Graf im Kraichgau ↑ Glöckner, Karl (Editor); Historische Kommission für den Volksstaat Hessen (Editor), Codex Laureshamensis (Band 2): Kopialbuch, Teil 1: Oberrhein-, Lobden-, Worms-, Nahe- und Speiergau — Darmstadt, 1933, p. 416, Nr. 1493, Donatio Egilolfi, in eodem uivo See also: Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families, Vol. V (Douglas Richardson, 2013) p. 483 - entry for Charlemagne, who married Hildegard, Gerold's daughter Wikipedia:de: Gerold von Anglachgau; Wikipedia: Gerold of Vinzgau MEDIEVAL LANDS: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families by Charles Cawley © Foundation for Medieval Genealogy & Charles Cawley 2000-2018.
  Person ID	I58148	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	ALEMANNIA Imma,   b. Abt 0736, Aachen, Francia d. 0798, Aachen, Francia (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Bef 0758
  Children	1. SCHWABEN Hildegarde,   b. Abt 0758, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. 30 Apr 0783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. SCHWABEN Adrien,   b. Abt 0770, Wormsgau (near present Worms), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. Abt 10 Nov 0821, Orleans, Département du Loiret, Région Centre, France (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F25937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026