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Odo I, Count of Orléans

780 – 834

French nobleman

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Lived 780 – 834 (aged 53–54). Odo I, Count of Orléans was a courtier and warrior.

Odo (; also Hodo, Uodo, or Udo in contemporary Latin; died 25 May 834) was the Count of Orléans (comes Aurelianensium) following the final deposition of Matfrid until his own deposition a few years later.

He belonged to the Udalriching family and was a son of Adrian, who had also held the county of Orléans, and possibly of Waldrada, a Nibelungid. In 811, as count (comes), according to the Annales Fuldenses, he signed a peace treaty with the Vikings.

According to the Vita Hludowici, in 827, he was named to replace the deposed Matfrid in Orléans. Odo, along with Heribert, son of William of Gellone, a relative, possibly his cousin, were exiled in April 830 by Lothair I and Orléans was confiscated. Matfrid was reinstated.

In 834, while fighting Matfrid and Lambert I of Nantes, partisans of Lothair, Odo was killed as were his brothers William, Guy of Maine, and Theodo, abbot of Saint Martin of Tours.

Odo's wife was Engeltrude de Fézensac. Their eldest daughter, Ermentrude, married Charles the Bald of West Francia. He left a son William who was executed by his own brother-in-law in 866.

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Important facts

Born
780
Birth century
Died
834
Occupation
Courtier, warrior
Positions held
Count of Anjou

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Odo I, Count of Orléans?

French nobleman

When was Odo I, Count of Orléans born?

Odo I, Count of Orléans was born in 780.

When did Odo I, Count of Orléans die?

Odo I, Count of Orléans died in 834.

What was Odo I, Count of Orléans's occupation?

Odo I, Count of Orléans was a courtier and warrior.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Odo I, Count of Orléans

· Wikidata: Q1345866

· DBpedia: Odo of Orléans

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