Bivin of Gorze

Bivin of Gorze (810/830 – 863) was a Frankish founder of the Bivinids family. He was married to a daughter of Boso the Elder, who may have been called Richildis.[1] During his life he functioned as lay abbot of the Gorze Abbey.[2] His offspring includes:

• Richilde of Provence, who married King Charles the Bald[2]
• Richard the Justiciar, Duke of Burgundy, father of a king of France[1]
• Boso, King of Provence[1]
• possibly Bivin, Count of Metz.

Notes

1. Bouchard 1988, p. 409.
2. Riché 1983, p. 198.

Sources

• Bouchard, Constance B. (1988). "The Bosonids or Rising to Power in the Late Carolingian Age". French Historical Studies. 15, No. 3 (Spring). Duke University Press: 407–431. doi:10.2307/286367. JSTOR 286367.
• Riché, Pierre (1983). The Carolingians: The Family who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.