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Male Abt 795 - 844  (~ 49 years)


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  • Name Nithard «le Chroniqueur»  
    Nickname the Chronicler 
    Born Abt 795 
    Address:
    Ponthieu
    Ponthieu, Picardy
    France 
    Christened 814  Governor Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Christening 814  Governor Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 814  Governor Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Abbâe de Saint-Riquier, historien de son grand-páere 
    Occupation Abbé de Saint-Riquier, Historian 
    Died 14 Jun 844 
    Address:
    Saint-Riquier
    Saint-Riquier, Picardy
    France 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} '''Nithard''' (790-845), a Frankish historian, was the grandson of Charlemagne, by Bertha, a daughter of the great emperor. His father was Angilbert. He appears to have served his cousin, Charles the Bald, on peaceful errands and also on the field of battle. He fought for Charles at Fontenoy in June 841; he died as the result of wounds received whilst fighting for him against the Northmen near Angoulãeme. The date of his death was probably June 14 or May 15, 844 or 845.

      "Nithard's historical work consists of four books on the history of the Carolingian empire under the turbulent sons of the emperor Louis I, especially during the troubled period between 840 and 843. The ''Historiae'' or ''De dissensionibus filiorum Ludovici pii'' (On the Dissensions of the Sons of Louis the Pious) is valuable for the light which it throws upon the causes which led to the disintegration of the Carolingian empire. Although rough in style, partisan in character and sometimes incorrect in detail, the books are the work of a man who had an intimate knowledge of the events which he relates, who possessed a clear and virile mind, and who above all was not a recluse but a man of action. They are dedicated to Charles the Bald, at whose request they were written." [Wikipedia]
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      Nithard was a Frankish historian and died 844 in the wars against the Normans. Little is known about his early life, but in the quarels between the sons of Louis the Pious he proved a zealous adherent of Charles the Bald, by whose command he went as ambassador to Lothair in 840, though without success. At the battle of Fontenoy, in 841, he fought bravely at the side of Charles, and afterwards wrote, at the request of that prince, the history of the period in order to establish the right of Charles the Bald. This work, which usually bears the title: "De dissensionibus filiorum Ludovici Pii ad annum usque 843, seu Historiarum libri quaattuor 841-843", recites in rather uncouth language the causes of the quarrels and describes, minutely and clearly, the unjust behaviour of Lothair, sometimes a little partially, but with understanding and a clear insight into the conditions. He was the only layman of his time who devoted himself to the writing of a history, and he reported earnestly and truthfully what he himself had seen and heard. It is very probable that he was lay abbot of St. Riquier. His body was buried there, and when it was found, in the eleventh century, Mico, the poet of the abbey, composed a lengthy rhymed epitaph. Nithard's historical work has been published by Migne in "P. L.", CXVI, 45-76.

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      Nithard (790-845), a Frankish historian, was the grandson of Charlemagne, by Bertha, a daughter of the great emperor. His father was Angilbert. He appears to have served his cousin, Charles the Bald, on peaceful errands and also on the field of battle. He fought for Charles at Fontenoy in June 841; he died as the result of wounds received whilst fighting for him against the Northmen near Angoulãeme. The date of his death was probably June 14 or May 15, 844 or 845.

      "Nithard's historical work consists of four books on the history of the Carolingian empire under the turbulent sons of the emperor Louis I, especially during the troubled period between 840 and 843. The Historiae or De dissensionibus filiorum Ludovici pii (On the Dissensions of the Sons of Louis the Pious) is valuable for the light which it throws upon the causes which led to the disintegration of the Carolingian empire. Although rough in style, partisan in character and sometimes incorrect in detail, the books are the work of a man who had an intimate knowledge of the events which he relates, who possessed a clear and virile mind, and who above all was not a recluse but a man of action. They are dedicated to Charles the Bald, at whose request they were written." [Wikipedia] -------------------- Nithard was a Frankish historian and died 844 in the wars against the Normans. Little is known about his early life, but in the quarels between the sons of Louis the Pious he proved a zealous adherent of Charles the Bald, by whose command he went as ambassador to Lothair in 840, though without success. At the battle of Fontenoy, in 841, he fought bravely at the side of Charles, and afterwards wrote, at the request of that prince, the history of the period in order to establish the right of Charles the Bald. This work, which usually bears the title: "De dissensionibus filiorum Ludovici Pii ad annum usque 843, seu Historiarum libri quaattuor 841-843", recites in rather uncouth language the causes of the quarrels and describes, minutely and clearly, the unjust behaviour of Lothair, sometimes a little partially, but with understanding and a clear insight into the conditions. He was the only layman of his time who devoted himself to the writing of a history, and he reported earnestly and truthfully what he himself had seen and heard. It is very probable that he was lay abbot of St. Riquier. His body was buried there, and when it was found, in the eleventh century, Mico, the poet of the abbey, composed a lengthy rhymed epitaph. Nithard's historical work has been published by Migne in "P. L.", CXVI, 45-76.

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    Person ID I6000000001351752137  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2020 

    Father Angilbert "the Saint" de Ponthieu, abbé de Saint-Riquier,   b. Abt 775, Ponthieu Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 18 Feb 813, Abbeville, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Mother Berta,   b. Abt 779,   d. Aft 11 Mar 824  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Married 787  Centulleponthieu,,,France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4879491984150132235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wife of Nithard van Ponthieu 
    Children 
     1. Helgaud de Montreuil, I,   b. Abt 805,   d. 864  (Age ~ 59 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F4032352216460011139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart