Emenon (or Emeno) was the
Count of Poitou (828–839),
Périgord (863–866), and
Angoulême
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(863–866).
It is unknown who nominated him count of Poitou, but it was probably
Pepin I of Aquitaine, at whose side he had fought against the emperor
Louis the Pious
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. During his tenure in Poitou, the
Empress Judith was imprisoned in the
abbey of Sainte-Croix at
Poitiers
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for a while. The country of
Herbauges was taken from him and given in
benefice
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to
Ragenold of Neustria. When Pepin died, Emenon joined the nobles who proclaimed
Pepin II king. Louis invaded Aquitaine and took Poitiers, passing Christmas there in 839 and appointed
Ranulf I in his place as count.
Emenon became count of Périgord and Angoulême in 863. He died in battle with
Landri, Count of Saintes, who was also killed.
He married Sancha, daughter of
Sancho II of Gascony
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, and left a son,
Arnold
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, who became
duke of Gascony. By a second wife, a daughter of
Odo I, Count of Troyes Odo (or Eudes) I (died 10 August 871) was the Count of Troyes from 852 to 859 and Count of Châteaudun through 871.
His ancestry is not known for certain. Onomastics would place him in the extended family of Odo I, Count of Orléans. The most rec ...
, he left two sons:
Adhemar (Aymer), who inherited Poitou and Angoulême, and
Adalelm, who later became
Count of Troyes
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.
866 deaths
Counts of Angoulême
Counts of Poitiers
Military personnel killed in action
Year of birth unknown
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