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Nithard (c. 795–844), a Frankish historian, was the son of Charlemagne's daughter Bertha. His father was Angilbert.

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Born
8th cent.
Died
845
Works
6

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  • Histoire des dissensions des fils de Louis-le-Débonnaire
  • Nithardi historiarum libri quattuor
  • Historiarum libri IIII
  • Nithardi Historiarum libri IIII
  • Histoire des fils de Louis le Pieux

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human
Gender
male
Father
Angilbert
Mother
Bertha
Occupation
historian
Position held
abbot
Languages spoken
Latin
Noble title
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writing language
Latin
date of death
0845-05-15
name in native language
Nithard
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Nithard
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Nithard (c. 795–844), a Frankish historian, was the son of Charlemagne's daughter Bertha. His father was Angilbert.

==Life== Nithard was born sometime around the year Charlemagne was crowned Imperator Augustus in December 800. He was probably raised either at the imperial palace, where his mother continued to live until the death of the emperor, or at the monastery of Saint-Riquier, where his father was lay abbot. He would have been educated most likely at the imperial schola, which offered the kind of high-quality instruction in both military and literary training he is known to have received.

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