Seguin I of Gascony

Seguin I of Gascony

Seguin I Lupo [Seguin is but one of several possible variations on this duke's name. Seguin is a Gascon name. It is of Germanic origin ("sig-", that is, "victory", cf. modern German "sieg", and "-win", that is, "friend", related to modern English "win"). Alternate spellings are Sigiwinus, Siguvinus, Siguinus, Siguin, Sigiwin, Sigwin, or Sigoin. Semen is a Basque name. It is either the Basque version of the biblical name Simon or a native Basque name based on the word "seme" (meaning "son"). It is also spelled Scimin, Skimin, Scemenus, Semen, Semeno, Xemen, or Ximen and gave rise to the Castilian Ximeno and Jimeno. Both Semen and Seguin, unrelated names, are found in sources. Lupo is "Lupus" in Latin, "Loup" in French, "Lop" in Gascony, "Otsoa" Basque, and "Lobo" or "Lope" in Spanish.] was Duke of Gascony from 812 to 816, [Monlezun gives 814/815.] when Louis the Pious deposed him.

He was originally appointed count of Bordeaux (the "pagus Burdegalensis") by Charlemagne around 781. He was probably of Gascon lineage, though, an alleged son of Adalric of Gascony, a possible duke of Gascony, or of Lupus II, a definite duke of Gascony. He may have been a brother of Sancho I, Lupo III Centule of Gascony, and Garsand (or Garseand), and probably was the father of Seguin II. He was not, as has been alleged from time to time, the forefather of the Jiménez dynasty which ruled the kingdom of Navarre (905 – 1234). He may have had the alleged Spanish ancestry, though. [Vita Hludovici calls him "ex gente Francorum", "of the race of Franks."]

After his deposition, he rebelled and Louis crushed his insurrection at Dax. The emperor crossed the Pyrenees and "settled matters" [Collins, relying on the "Vita Hludovici".] in Pamplona. This could imply that the Gascony of Seguin's day was transpyrenean.

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* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/GASCONY.htm Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Gascony.]
* [http://books.google.com/books/pdf/Histoire_de_la_Gascogne.pdf?id=sHW_kCR87l8C&output=pdf&sig=KDJUp8tgj00AvnNhQuhkFl1Daow Monlezun, Jean Justin. "Histoire de la Gascogne". 1846.]
*Collins, Roger. "The Basques". Blackwell Publishing: London, 1990.


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