Bivin of Gorze

Bivin of Gorze (810/830 – 863) was a Frankish nobleman, regarded as the founder of the Bivinid family. He was married to a daughter of Boso the Elder, who may have been called Richildis. During his life he functioned as lay abbot of the Gorze Abbey. His offspring includes:

• Richilde of Provence, who married King Charles the Bald
• Richard the Justiciar, Duke of Burgundy, father of a king of France
• Boso, King of Provence
• possibly Bivin, Count of Metz.

Richildis was married to Eccard of Macon towards the end of Bivin's life, resulting in Eccard's inheritance passing to Richard the Justicar, with Boso acting a guardian during his minority. This relationship led to the dismantling of Burgundy.

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• Bouchard, Constance B. (1988). "The Bosonids or Rising to Power in the Late Carolingian Age". French Historical Studies. 15, No. 3 (Spring). Duke University Press: 407–431. doi:10.2307/286367. JSTOR 286367.
• Riché, Pierre (1983). The Carolingians: The Family who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.