Ebalus The Bastard of Poitou Manzer Count of Poitou [3949] 24
- Born: Abt 870
- Marriage (1): Eremburg [3952] in 892
- Marriage (2): Emiliane [3950] in 911
- Marriage (3): Edgifu [3953]
- Died: 934 about age 64
 General Notes:
Manzer, Ebalus the Bastard of Poitou, Count of Poitou
Acceded: 890
Duke of Aquitaine.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal07455
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebalus_of_Aquitaine
Ebles was an illegitimate son of Ranulf II of Aquitaine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulf_II_of_Aquitaine>. The meaning of his surname is disputed. Manzer is a Germanic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_peoples> habitational name, but also a Germanic personal name formed from magin, meaning "strength" or "might" (cf magnus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus>). It may also be a corruption of the Hebrew <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language> mamzer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamzer>, meaning bastard, hence the appellation sometimes seen, Ebles the Bastard, and his supposed Jewish <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish> mother. The same surname was used by another Prince from Occitania <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitania>, Arnaud Manzer , Count of Angoulême <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angoul%C3%AAme> (born 952-died 988/92) who also was a bastard. This fact makes problematic the speculation about Germanic origin of the surname.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 890.
Ebalus married Eremburg [3952] [MRIN: 1143] in 892.
Ebalus next married Emiliane [3950] [MRIN: 1086] in 911.
Ebalus next married Edgifu [3953] [MRIN: 1144], daughter of Edward the Elder King of England [3872] and Eadgifu (Edgiva) [5187].
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