Name Boniface Margrave | Died 823 AD | |
Children Boniface II, Margrave of Tuscany Grandchildren Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany Great grandchildren Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany |
What is Boniface I, Margrave of Tuscany?, Explain Boniface I, Margrave of Tuscany
Boniface I (died 823) was appointed governor of Italy by Charlemagne after the death of King Pepin. He was the count and duke of Lucca and sometimes is considered the first margrave of Tuscany because of the various counties he amassed: Pisa, Pistoia, Volterra, and Luni. He was first attested in March 812.
He left a son, Boniface, who became margrave of Tuscany and another named Berard, who assisted his brother in the defence of Corsica. His only daughter, Richilda, became abbess of SS. Benedetto e Scolastica in Lucca.
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