Fulcrad
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Fulcrad or Folcrat was the Duke of Provence (or Arles), probably succeeding Guerin in the mid-9th century. His title of dux signified his military command over the other counts of the country of Arles.[1]
In 845, he revolted against the Emperor Lothair I from his base of Marseille, thus destablising the entire region. The emperor came down and forced Fulcrad to surrender, but the two were reconciled by the next year (846).[2]
During his tenure, Marseille came under attack from Greek and Saracen pirates. The Vikings, who were drawn into alliance with Pepin II of Aquitaine at this time, also assaulted Fulcrad in the Rhone Valley.
[edit] Sources
- Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.
- Reuter, Timothy (trans.) The Annals of Fulda. (Manchester Medieval series, Ninth-Century Histories, Volume II.) Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992.
