Ekkehard (Eggebard) (d. 844), Count of Hesbaye{{cn, date=February 2018, possibly son of Nibelung, Count of the Vexin, and grandson of

Childebrand I Childebrand I (c. 678 – 743 or 751) was a Frankish duke (''dux''), son of Pepin of Heristal and Alpaida, and brother of Charles Martel. He was born in Autun, where he later died. He married Emma of Austrasia and was given Burgundy by his fat ...

of Herstal. Ekkehard was a vassal of

Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (; ; ; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only ...

. Ekkehard apparently assumed the title of Count of Hesbaye upon the death of Robert II, although the circumstances of this transition are unknown. Ekkehard may be related to Count Meginhare. In 834, Louis was imprisoned by his son Lothair, and Ekkehard attempted to procure the release of the emperor. Louis turned the loyal barons of Austrasia and Saxony against Lothair, who fled to Burgundy. Louis was restored the next year, on 1 March 834. Ekkehard and two of his two sons were killed supporting Charles the Bald in the Battle of Toulouse in 844, fighting

Pepin II of Aquitaine Pepin II, called the Younger (823 – after 864 in Senlis, Oise, Senlis), was King of Aquitaine from 838 as the successor upon the death of his father, Pepin I of Aquitaine, Pepin I. Pepin II was eldest son of Pepin I and Ingeltrude, daughter ...

Sources

Reuter, Timothy (Translator and Editor), ''The Annals of Fulda'', Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1992 Lewis, Archibald R., ''The Dukes in the Regnum Francorum, A.D. 550-751'', Speculum 51.3, July 1976 844 deaths Lotharingian people Counts of Hesbaye 9th-century counts in Europe Year of birth unknown