Sieghard II of the Kraichgau (about 810 - after 861) is the Siegardinger's ancestor, one of the most important noble families of Bavaria in the early Middle Ages.
Sieghard is listed for the first time in 848, in a merchandise trade with the abbey of Fulda. In 858 he was Count of the Kraichgau, and in 860 he was one of the witnesses of the Koblenz Treaty between Louis the German and Charles de Kale. In 861 he supported the rebel of Karloman of Bavaria against his father Louis de German. Louis reconciled to his son but rebuked his adherents: Sieghard de Kraichgau lost on the national day of 861 in Regensburg. However, Karloman compensated him with possessions in Carinthia. family
Sieghard married an unknown daughter of a Count Ratold. They received at least one son: Sieghard, Count on the River Sempt. This Sieghard (about 845 - 10 October 906) would set up the Ebersberg castle in 880, which would remain the power base of his family for generations. Furthermore, he is known only because he received possessions from King Arnulf of Carinthia on several occasions.
Sieghard II of the Kraichgau is a descendant of Eticho I and his wife Bereswinda via:
Other ancestors of Sieghard are not known.
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