Adalrich, Duke of Alsace
Adalrich (Latin: Adalricus; reconstructed Frankish: *Adalrik; died after c. 683 AD), also known as Eticho, was the Duke of Alsace, the founder of the family of the Etichonids and an important and influential figure in the power politic of late-seventh-century Austrasia. He may possibly be a progenitor of the House of Habsburg.
Saint Adalrich | |
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A mosaic of Adalrich, from his tomb in Mont Sainte-Odile | |
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| Died | 20 November 690 |
| Honored in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | 20 November |
Adalrich's family originated in the pagus Attoariensis around Dijon in northern Burgundy. In the mid-seventh century, they began to be major founders and patrons of monasteries in the region under a duke named Amalgar and his wife Aquilina. They founded a convent at Brégille and an abbey for men at Bèze, installing children in both abbacies. They were succeeded by their third child, Adalrich, who was the father of Adalrich, Duke of Alsace.