Ragenold (or Raino) (killed 25 July 885) was the Count of Herbauges from 852 and

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and Margrave of Neustria (positioned against the

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) from 878. His family is unidentified, but he may have been a son of Reginald of Herbauges. In 878, on the death of Gauzfrid,

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conferred the Neustrian march and the county of Maine on Ragenold, because Gauzfrid's children were too young to succeed. On 25 July 885, the Vikings pillaged

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. Ragenold came up and surprised the Viking raiders, but was killed in the ensuing action.

Sources

*Guillotel, Hubert. "Une autre marche de Neustrie." in

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and Katharine S. B. Keats-Rohan, ''Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval''. 2000. 885 deaths Margraves of Neustria Year of birth unknown {{France-noble-stub