County of Metz

The County of Metz originated from the frankish Metzgau. In the second half of the 9th century it went to the Gerhardiner, which held at the same time the County of Paris.

Over the Gerhardiner went the County—perhaps even in male lineage—to the Matfriede, which furthermore in 1047 received the title of Duke in Lorraine (see also House of Châtenois).

The County of Metz stood little time later under the high dignity of the Bishopric of Metz, to which it then integrated itself.

Counts of Metz

• Buvinus, Count of Metz, 842/862 attested (Buviniden)

• Adalhard of Metz († 890)
• Gerhard I. († 910)
• Matfried († 930)
• Adalbert I. (~ *900, † 944), married with Luitgard of Aachen (*900), daughter of Count Wigerich of Aachen and of Kunigunde of Lorraine.
• Gerhard II., 963 Count of Metz Vogt of Remiremont, son of Gottfried of Jülich (Matfriede)
• Richard, 968/986 attested, son of Count Matfried
• Gerhard III. († 1024/25)
• Adalbert II. (* vor 974, † 1033 in Bouzonville), son of Gerhard III.
• Gerhard IV. († 1044/1045), son of Adalbert II.

• Folmar V., Count of Metz and Homburg, † 1145
• Hugo X., Count of Dagsburg and Metz, 1137/78 attested, nephew of Folmar V.
  • Albert II., 1175 Count of Dagsburg, † 1212, son of Hugo X.
  • Gertrud, * 1205/06, † vor 1225, daughter of Albert II., married at the end of 1215
• Theobald I., 1213 Duke of Lorraine, 1216 Count of Dagsburg and Metz, † 1220; the marriage remained childless

Counts Palatine of Metz

• 982-995 : Folmar I, Count of Bliesgau († 995), Count of Lunéville and of Metz.
• 995-1026 : Folmar II, Count of Bliesgau († 1026 or later), son of the precedent, married to Gerberge, probable daughter of Godefroy Ier de Verdun ("Godefroy Ier le captif"), Count of Verdun and of Mathilde of Saxony, daughter of Hermann, Duke of Saxony.
• 1029-1056 : Godefroy, Count of Metz († 1056), son of the precedent, m. Judith.
• 1056-1075 : Folmar III, Count of Metz († 1075), son of the precedent, m. Swanechilde.

Sources

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

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