Sigard, Count in Luihgau and Hainaut
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Sigard (Sigehard),was a tenth-century LotharingiancountinHainautandLiugas,between Liège and Aachen. Various relationships to others have been proposed for him, but these are all uncertain.
Leon Vanderkindereproposed that this Sigehard was given the county of Hainaut whileReginar Iwas out of favour, however it is impossible to prove that Reginar ever held it.[1][2]
- 902. The county of "Sigarhard" includedWandreandEsneuxin the pagus of Liugas (in pago Leuchia in comitatu Sigarhardi).
- In 905 Rouvreux, Foccroule, Noidré and Lillé (Rouoreiz, Felderolas, Nordereit, Leleias) are described as being in pago et comitatu Liuuensi, indicating they were also in a county of the same name as thepagus,but not naming the count.
- 908. He was recorded once as a count who was present agreements made about bothLobbes Abbey(Laubacensum abbatiam), which was described as part of the county andpagusof Hainaut (in pago ac in comitatu Hainuensi sitem), and Theux, which was described as being in thepagusand county of Liugas (in pago ac in comitatu Liwensi positum).[3]
- 915. Theux is described as being both in thepagusof Liugas and the county of Sigehard (in pago Leuviensi atque in comitatus Sichardi sitam).
- 920. He was also recorded as a "venerable" count in a document concerningCrespin Abbeyin Hainaut, concerning a grant.[4]According to Nonn, the record shows that he had held the land involved.
References[edit]
- ^Ulrich Nonn (1983) pp. 99, 102, 123 fn 592, 126
- ^Vanderkindere, Léon (1902),La formation territoriale des principautés belges au Moyen Age(PDF),vol. 2
- ^Zwentibold und Ludwig das Kind (DD Zwent / DD LdK),Die Urkunden der deutschen Karolinger. MGHDiplomata,1960, p. 184
- ^Gesta Episcorum Cameracensium,Book 1, MGH editionp. 425
Sources[edit]
- Nonn, Ulrich (1983)Pagus und Comitatus
Further reading[edit]
- Jackman, Donald C.(2010)Ius hereditarium Encountered I: The Meingaud-Walaho Inheritance.
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