- Gotfrid
Gotfrid, Gotefrid, or Gottfried (Latin: "Gotfridus" or "Cotefredus"; died 709) was the
Duke of Alemannia in the late seventh century and until his death. He was of the house of theAgilolfing , which was the dominant ruling family in Bavaria.In a document dated to the year 700 in
Cannstatt , Gotfrid at the request of a priest named Magulfus donated the castle ofBiberburg to the monastery of Saint Gall.Gotfrid fought a war over his "de facto" independence with the
mayor of the palace Pepin of Heristal . The war was unfinished when Gotfrid died in 709. His sons,Lantfrid and Theudebald, had the support of Pepin and succeeded him.Gotfrid married a daughter of
Theodo of Bavaria and his third son, Odilo, later ruled in Bavaria. From his sonHuoching (Huocin, Houchi, or Hug) came the later stock of theAhalolfings . His daughter Regarde marriedHildeprand of Spoleto , and he left a youngest son named Liutfrid.ources
*Geuenich, Dieter. "Geschichte der Alemannen". Verlag Kohlhammer: Stuttgart, 2004. ISBN 3170182277
* [http://www.mittelalter-genealogie.de/alamannen_herzoege/gotfrid_herzog_der_alamanenn_709.html Gotfrid at Mittelalter-Geneaolgie]
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