Family
 Vulgrin I of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême 1) 2)Son of Wulfhard of Unknown and Uncertain. Born ± 830 Died 886, approximately 56 years 3) 4) Notes: Wulgrin I was the Count of Angoulême, Périgueux, and possibly Saintonge from 866 to his death. Wulgrin was the last centrally-appointed administrator (by Charles the Bald) of Western Francia - installed to maintain local order, and limit ongoing Viking incursions into the territory. Vulgrin built castles including Martiliacus and Mastacius, to defend against the pagan Vikings. Vulgrin of Angouleme was known to be brother of Hilduin (or Alduin), abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours and Saint-German des Pres, a son of a Wulfhard and Beletrudis. This Vulgrin, and his father Wulfhard, is not the same individual as the Vulgrin, Chancellor of Louis the Stammeror, a son of a different Wulfhard and Adalard. Any attempts to make these the same are based on flawed conjecture by KF Werner, and a misinterpretation of facts. -- Vulgrin of Angouleme was a brother of Hilduin, or Alduin, abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours and Saint-Germain-des-Pres, who was arch-chaplain to Charles the Bald. Hilduin's mother was named Beletrudis. The mother of Vulgrin (chancellor of King Louis), the brother of Adalard was named Susanna. Married/ Related to:  UnknownNotes: Vulgrin's wife is often identified as "Regilindis of Septimania", a daughter of "Bernard of Septimania". This identification is based entirely on a false statement made by Ademar de Chabannes, writing in the early 11th century, where he identifies Vulgrin as brother-in-law to William of Toulouse: "Carolus ... Vulgrimnum propinquum suum ... direxit in Aquitaniam, et prefecit eum comitem Egolisme simul et Petragorice ... eratque jam senex quando eum Carolus Calvus fecit comitem supradictarum urbium. Venerunt cum eo a Francia duo filii, Alduinus et Willelmus. Aginnum quoque urbem habebat, quam assumens vindicavit propter sororem Willelmi Tolosani, quam in matrimonium acceperat. Tenuit principatum in his tribus civitatibus per XVII annos." See the following thread, and posts by Peter Stewart, for a discussion of Wulgrin's wife's identity: https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/qan8GU3hR1k/m/z11Y9QpmAgAJ . Summarising: Ademar de Chabanne's identiication of Vulgrin as brother-in-law of William of Toulouse (implying his wife was a daughter of Bernard of Septimania), is not credible for multiple reasons including: 1) Chronology. A sister of William de Toulouse would be born c842 at the earliest. However, Vulgrin's sons are old enough to support him (and seemingly of age) in 866. 2) Context. Charles appointed Vulgrin as administrator for Western Francia, a land suffering enemy incursions, and local unrest. It would seem very unlikely for him to send someone so closely connected to his enemy, William de Toulouse, and his enemy's family, into such a role. A "generous" interpretation of Chabanne could address the chronology issue - e.g. this wife could be a second or third wife, and not the mother of his children. But such an argument would strengthen the second issue - making the ties to William's family more recent, and presumably more problematic. But, also, it would make Ademar's point with respect to the inheritance of Agen no longer valid. Peter Stewart conjectures that Ademar may have known that Vulgrin inherited Agen through his wife, and erred in identifying the Count controlling Agen as William de Toulouse. If that were the case, then Vulgrin's wife would have been a daughter of Count Immo of Perigueux (father of Arnald, who did hold Agen). This interpretation has not been followed here as, while "neat", is entirely conjectural. Child: | |||
Sources
1) Source: Ademari Chronicon "Idem vero Vulgrimnus filiis suis reliquid, Alduino quidem Engolisman, Willelmo vero Petrogoricam et Aginnum, quam assumens vindicaverat propter sororem Willelmi Tolosani, quam in malrimionium acceperat.". Reference: 886 (Data from direct source)2) Source: Historia Pontificum et Comitum Engolismensium "Post mortem siquidem Vulgrini, filius ejus Aldouinus, Engolismensis comes, viginti annos vixit. Hic muros civitatis Engolismae restaurare cœpit.". Reference: Cap. XV. – De morte Vulgrini. (Data from direct source)
3) Source: Ademari Chronicon "Quo tempore, defuncto Vulgrimno v. non. maii et sepulto juxta basilicam Sancti Eparchii". Reference: 886 (Data from direct source)
4) Source: Chronicon Engolismense "DCCCXXCVI - Vulcrinus comes obiit" (Data from direct source)
5) Source: Ademari Chronicon "Quibus actus Alduinus necessitatibus, uno ante mortem suam anno remisit Carroso pretiosum lignum per manus filii sui Willelmi cognomento Sectoris ferri, cum capsa aurea, quam ipse cum gemmis construi imperaverat, ubi contulit Lubeliaco villam; et mox cessavit plaga ; et ipse post annum defunctus VI kal. april. juxta patrem tumulatus est.". Reference: 886-916 (Data from direct source)
6) Source: Historia Pontificum et Comitum Engolismensium "Hic denique Bernardus, mortuo patre suo Guillermo, qui fuerat frater Aldoïni ex Vulgrino, comes Petragoricae effectus est. Guillermus vero Sector-ferri Engolismensem principatum obtinuit, et communem habuerunt totum honorem suum Guillermus Sector-ferri, et Bernardus consanguineus ejus.". Reference: Cap. XVIII. – De morte Willelmi. (Data from direct source)
7) Source: Ademari Chronicon "Post mortom siquidem Vulgrimni, filius ejus, Alduinus, XXX annos vixit. ". Reference: 886-916 (Data from direct source)
8) Source: Chronicon Engolismense "DCCCCXVI - Alduinus comes obiit, vi kal aprilis" (Data from direct source)