Metzgau

The Metzgau was a medieval Gaugrafschaft, a frankish management district, with the city of Metz as its center.^[1] The County of Metz originated from the Metzgau.

North of the Metzgau down the Moselle lay the Moselgau, whose administrative seat was temporarily Metz, wherewith a territorial overlap with the Metzgau existed at least for some time.

Counts in Metzgau

Gerhard, b. 870, d. 22 June 910, Count in Metzgau (Matfriede); m. 900 Oda of Saxony, daughter of Duke Otto der Erlauchte (Liudolfinger)
Matfried I, b. 875, d. after 926, brother of Gerhard, 926 Count in Metzgau; m. Lantsind, daughter of Count Radald, sister of bishop Dado of Verdun

The descendants of Matfried named themselves then Counts of Metz.

References

↑ Neijenhuis, Jörg; Wissemann-Garbe, Daniela; Deeg, Alexander; Scheitler, Irmgard; Schneider, Matthias; Schwier, Helmut; Leipzig, Liturgiewissenschaftliches Institut der VELKD, bei der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität (14 December 2020). Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie: 2020 (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-647-55796-0. Retrieved 22 March 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] Neijenhuis, Jörg; Wissemann-Garbe, Daniela; Deeg, Alexander; Scheitler, Irmgard; Schneider, Matthias; Schwier, Helmut; Leipzig, Liturgiewissenschaftliches Institut der VELKD, bei der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität (14 December 2020). Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie: 2020 (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-647-55796-0. Retrieved 22 March 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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