Aleran

Aleran (* 800, † 852) was a Frankish nobleman and 844-852 together with Isembart Count of Barcelona. Other sources do not call 844, but 848 or 850 as the year of his taking office.

Origin

Little is known about its origin. It is believed that he was the son of Count William of Blois and nephew of Count Odo of Orléans ( the father of Charles the Bald ).

He harbored a deep hostility to the familiar noble family of William of Septimania, son of Bernard, whose causes are not known.

Title

• 820-852 Count of Troyes (?)
• 848-852 Count of Barcelona, and Empúries Roussillon and Margrave of Septimania

Life

Aleran was the pious 820 sent by Emperor Ludwig as Missus dominicus ( " Königsbote " ) in the county of Troyes and possibly also appointed to the Count. Under Charles the Bald, the loyal to the emperor Aleran 849 participated in the siege and capture of Toulouse.

Then Charles the Bald commissioned in the Imperial Assembly of Narbonne Aleran with the pacification of the Spanish Mark. There, William had joined the rebel of Septimania Pepin II of Aquitaine and the counties of Barcelona and Empúries possession.

Contrary to the previous consideration, select a noble Gothic origin, he appointed Aleran Count of Barcelona and Empúries - Rosselló, and the Margrave of Septimania. Since this should hold also Wilhelm at bay, he asked him with a Isembart Co - count to the side, a son of William Warin adversary of Burgundy. At the same time received the later Wilfried I. Girona Girona and Besalu the counties, and the counties of Salomon Cerdanya, Urgell and Conflent.

Except in Barcelona Aleran had no major difficulties enforcing its position in the counties. There called William of Septimania the Emir of Cordoba, Abd ar - Rahman II to help. When Charles the Bald was bound by a rebellion among the Basque Count Sancho in the western Pyrenees in February 850, William took the opportunity and captured Barcelona and Empúries with the help of Moorish troops, Aleran and Isembart took temporarily trapped and besieged Girona - unsuccessfully. Large areas were devastated. Karl then sent troop reinforcements and Wilhelm had to retreat to Barcelona, ​​where he was captured and executed by nobles loyal to the emperor.

To avenge the death of her ally, attacked the Arabs 851-852 Barcelona and conquered the city. They sacked the city several times and distributed in part the population, before retreating again. Maybe Aleran died in the course of these struggles. Then Isembart reigned alone, appointed as successor to 852, the Emperor Odalric.

In the summer of 852 the peace was made by a contract again.