Agilolfings

The Agilolfinger (also called Agilulfinger ) were the first baierische Duke dynasty. They ruled from the 6th to the end of the 8th century, initially as an official dukes, and later as a tribal dukes, and considered themselves used as the Merovingian period ( Lex Baiuvariorum, Title III) - several attempts to shake off this supremacy that the with the rise Carolingians were intensified, however, remained without success. The residence of Agilolfinger stood in Regensburg.

History

The father of the family is Agilulf whose life data are not known. Garibald I ( also Garipald ) (ca. 555-589/590 AD) is the first historically tangible Duke of the family. It can be assumed according to the research situation to Garibald that here the Frankish Arnulf Bishop Arnulf of Metz by Inger are meant from which the early baierischen Dukes, commonly referred to as Agilolfinger like, have emerged. The actual origin of the family, however, is unclear, as is their participation in the baierischen land acquisition and tribal education. But it is certain that they very early intensive dynastic and political relations with the Franks and the Lombards were wont - the connection to the Lombards was so tight that a secondary line of Agilolfinger 652-712 wore their crown. At an already early intensive relationship with the Franks have especially two facts out: Garibald married around 555 AD Waldarada (also Walderada ), the Merovingian king of the Theudebald widow. This was first married by Chlothar I, who had married but due to objections of church again be resolved. Waldarada was now with "uni ex suis, qui dicebatur Garipald " married ( according to Paul the Deacon ), with the Bavarians Duke Garibald I. This marriage indicates a in the early period already well advanced and equally close connection between the Bavarians and Franks. A second clue is derived from the marriage of a daughter Garibald with a Lombard king. The daughter was according to the sources follower of the Catholic faith. This is all the more remarkable, as the Bavarians except only the Franks were also Catholic. The Lombards were Arians, however (see also Arian controversy ). Based on this information, a close affiliation of Agilolfinger to the franc is likely, but it can not be clearly established because of the very sparse for the early period source documents.

The historical performance of the Agilolfinger consists in

  • Its settlement policy,
  • The Christianization of the country including the canonical establishment of the dioceses of Regensburg, Freising, Passau and Salzburg,
  • Slavic and Avar invasions of the defense and
  • The transcript of the Lex Baiuvariorum, the baierischen tribal law.

Already in the year 624 came the Agilolfinger, then represented by Chrodoald, a austrischen nobles ( writes of the Fredegar: " ex proceribus de gente nobili Agylolfingam " ), in conflict with the Carolingians or their oldest known ancestor, the Bishop Arnulf of Metz ( Arnulf Inger ) and Pippin the Elder ( Pippinids ) that together the Frankish Empire sought to dominate politics in the Alliance. The Southern Agilolfinger were dominant in their own interest on the part of the weak Merovingian, the rise of the Carolingian Hausmeiertums could not be in their mind. The first major trial of strength of 725, when Charles Martel marched in Bavaria, went to the Duke Hugbert lost, the second of 743, now under the leadership of Charles's sons, lost Duke Odilo.

The spite contracts closed with the Carolingians never-ending attempt to do independent politics, eventually led in 788 to the fact that Charles the Great Duke Tassilo III. deposed and housed in a monastery, the Duchy of Bavaria abolished and the Frankish Empire incorporated.

Dukes of Bavaria from the family of Agilolfinger

  • Ca 548-595: Garibald I.
  • Ca 595-610: Tassilo I.
  • About 610-6: ? Garibald II
  • About 6 -680: ? Theodosius I.
  • 680 -: ? Country Fried
  • ? approximately -717: Theodosius II
  • Ca 717-719: Tassilo II
  • Ca 719-725: Theudebert ( Theodosius III. )
  • Ca 725-736: Hugbert (also Hucbert )
  • Ca 736-748: Odilo
  • Ca 748-788: Tassilo III.

Generally it applies to the genealogy of Agilolfinger to point out that sometimes large gaps (especially in the 6th century ) complicate the accurate reconstruction of the family tree. The research has developed different models. Ultimately, however, exists between the end of Tassilo I (c. AD 610 ) and Theodosius (about 680 AD), a non- closeable clear gap in the rule consequence. During this time, over the Bavarian history, apart from a few, but the few mentions of the Frankish sources, barely survived something. The above genealogy thus must remain provisional, the constructed 610-680 rulers are the result of conclusions and anecdotal evidence from sources, but ultimately not completely proven. It is sometimes also assumed that the Agilolfinger Fara (around 630-640 ), which was shown to wealthy in the Rhineland, ruler of the Bavarian duchy was.

King of the Lombards from the family of Agilolfinger

Carolingian dynasty Garibald I of Bavaria Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau Austrasia Hugbert of Bavaria Odilo, Duke of Bavaria Tassilo I of Bavaria Garibald II of Bavaria Theodo of Bavaria Tassilo II of Bavaria Theodbert of Bavaria Cunipert Aripert II. Lexikon des Mittelalters Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Neue Deutsche Biographie Integrated Authority File
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