Imma

Events

Date of Birth: probably between 730 and 745.

The estimated range is given by Baldwin. Jänichen (p. 30) gives 710 - 720 as an estimate, but I am not sure I follow his reasoning.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 798.

The date is given by Schmid and by Baldwin.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Nebi.

This relationship is given by Jänichen, by Bühler (p. 385), and by Baldwin. Nebi was probably the son of Huoching, the son of Gottfried (died 709), duke of the Alemannians.

Mother: unknown.

Baldwin notes that her name is often given as Hereswind, but that this was the wife of another Nebi.

Spouse: Gerold.

This relationship is given by Schmid and by Baldwin.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Hildegard (died 30 April 783) married Charlemagne.

Gerold (died 1 September 799), prefect in Bavaria.

Udalrich.

Oto.

(probably) Megingoz.

(probably) Hadrien married Waldrade.

(probably) Erbio.

References

Baldwin, Stewart. “Imma” in The Henry Project.

Bühler, Heinz. “Der Herrschaft Heidenheim” in Adel, Klöster und Burgherren im Alten Herzogtum Schwaben: gesammelte Aufsätze (Weissenhorn: Konrad, 1996).

Jänichen, Hans. “Die alemannischen Fürsten Nebi und Berthold und ihre Beziehungen zu den Klöstern St. Gallen und Reichenau” in Blätter für deutsche Landesgeschichte (1976), S. 30–40.

Schmid, Karl. “Gerold, Graf”, in Neue Deutsche Biographie 11 (1964), S. 315 [Onlinefassung].