The Matfriede or Matfriedinger, both of which are German terms, is a
Frankish
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noble family of the 9th-11th centuries, or possibly several families who used similar names, that has been proposed by modern historians.
The name of the family is based on the observation that the name Matfried was used by repeatedly by members of this family. However the exact connections between these possible relatives can't for the most part be confirmed by direct evidence.
The elder Matfriede
The first person proposed in this family is
Matfried I, a count of
Orleans in the time 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 ...
. He appears to have had a son also named Matfried.
Counts of Metz
Adalhard, the ancestor of the second line of Matfrieds, possibly married a daughter or niece of this second Matfried.
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See also
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County of Metz
Frankish noble families