Conrad I Count of Paris, Count of Auxerre 1
- Marriage (1): Adelaide of Tours and Alsace
- Died: 876
Research Notes:
From Wikipedia, "Conrad I, Count of Auxerre":
Conrad I the Elder (died 876) was the count of several counties, most notably the Aargau and Auxerre, around Lake Constance, as well as Paris from 859 to 862/4. He was also the lay abbot of Saint-Germaine in Auxerre. Conrad's father was Welf.
He was one of the early Welfs, a member of the Bavarian branch, and his sister Judith was the second wife of Louis the Pious. In 858, he and his family \emdash his wife Adelaide of Tours and his sons Hugh and Conrad the Younger \emdash abandoned their sovereign Louis the German and went over to Charles the Bald, Judith's son. They were generously rewarded and Conrad was appointed to many countships. Louis the German confiscated his Bavarian fiefs and lands.
The Miracula Sancti Germani calls Conrad Chuonradus princeps (prince, sovereign), when recording his marriage. By some accounts his wife re-married to Robert the Strong after his death.
Conrad married Adelaide of Tours and Alsace, daughter of Hugh III Count of Alsace and Tours and Bava. (Adelaide of Tours and Alsace was born about 819 in Tours, Touraine (Indre-et-Loire, France) and died after 866.)
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