Ingerman, Count of Hesbaye
Ingerman (Ingram, Enguerrand) (c. 750-818), was a Frankish noble and Count of Hesbaye, son of Sigram of Hesbaye and grandson of Sigramnus of Hesbaye.
Life
Ingram came from a high noble family from Haspengouw near Liège. He was a nephew of Chrodegang, Bishop of Metz.
Ingerman married Rotrude, of unknown parentage. Ingerman and Rotrude had one daughter:
- Ermengarde.[1] She married into the Frankish royal family, the Carolingians and was the first wife of King Louis the Pious, Son of Charlemagne.
Primary sources mentioning Ingoram
There seems to be only one primary source directly mentioning Ingoram.
In a medieval life story of Emperor Louis the Pious, by Thegan of Trier, Louis's wife Ermengarde is said to be a daughter of the noble duke Ingorammus, who was son of a brother of Hruotgangi "sancti pontificis".[2] This in turn is believed to refer to Saint Chrodegang, the Bishop of Metz.
Chrodegang in turn was named in one medieval record as having parents who were nobles from Hasbania (Hesbaye).[3]
References
- Riché 1993, p. 371.
- MGH SS II p.591
- Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis MGH SS II, p.267.
Sources
- Riché, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians: a Family who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.