
Gerold of Anglachgau, Count of Kraichgau and Anglachgau

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Name Gerold of Anglachgau Title Count of Kraichgau and Anglachgau Birth 725 Gender Male Death 784 Person ID I9893 footsteps | Ancestors Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Family Imma of Alemannia, b. Abt 730 d. Yes, date unknown Children + 1. Hildegarde Schwaben, b. Abt 758, Moselle, France d. 30 Apr 783, Lorraine, Alsace, France
(Age 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F5378 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Gerold I (c. 725 - 784) was the count of Kraichgau and Anglachgau [de]. H i s d a u g hter, Hildergard married King Charlemagne in 771.
Little is known about Gerold. He belonged to the Franconian imperial ar i s t o c racy In 784, he and his wife made important donations to the newly f o u n d e d abbey of Lorsch. These were estates in the vicinity of Worms and H e i d e l berg.
Through Udalrich, Gerold is reckoned as the founder of the family of th e U d a l r ichings [de].