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Adalrich, Duke of Alsace
7th-century Frankish nobleman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adalrich (Latin: Adalricus; reconstructed Frankish: *Adalrik; died after c. 683 AD), also known as Eticho,[lower-alpha 1] was the Duke of Alsace, the founder of the family of the Etichonids and an important and influential figure in the power politic of late-seventh-century Austrasia. He may possibly be a progenitor of the House of Habsburg.[1]
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![]() A mosaic of Adalrich, from his tomb in Mont Sainte-Odile | |
Duke | |
Died | 20 November 690 |
Honored in | Catholic Church |
Feast | 20 November |
Adalrich's family originated in the pagus Attoariensis[2] around Dijon in northern Burgundy. In the mid-seventh century, they began to be major founders and patrons of monasteries in the region under a duke named Amalgar and his wife Aquilina.[3] They founded a convent at Brégille and an abbey for men at Bèze, installing children in both abbacies. They were succeeded by their third child, Adalrich,[4] who was the father of Adalrich, Duke of Alsace.