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1. Gisela
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Duke Eberhard of Friuli
- Born: 815
- Marriage (1): Gisela
- Died: 16 Dec 866 aged 51
 General Notes:
the Frankish Duke of Friuli from 846. He was an important political, military, and cultural figure in the Carolingian Empire during his lifetime. He kept a large library, commissioned works of Latin literature from Lupus Servatus and Sedulius Scottus, and maintained a correspondence with the noted theologians and church leaders Gottschalk, Rabanus Maurus, and Hincmar.[1]
He inherited the title of Duke of Friuli from his father Unruoch II. His mother was Engeltrude, possibly a daughter of Beggo of Paris and Alpais.
His name is alternatively spelled Everard, Evrard, Erhard, Eberhard, or Eberard, or in Latinized fashion Everardus, Eberardus, or Eberhardus. He wrote his own name "Evvrardus"
Eberhard married Gisela, daughter of King Louis of Aquitaine (the Pious) and Judith of Bavaria. (Gisela was born in 821.)
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