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Eberhard
Eberhard , d. 939, duke of Franconia; brother of the German king, Conrad I, whom he succeeded as duke. The first to rebel against the centralizing policy of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I , he was an important member of the successive coalitions against Otto. After Eberhard's death at the battle of Andernach, Otto seized his duchy. |
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Eberhard
Eberhard ♂ Germanic: from eber ‘boar’ + hard ‘strong, hardy’.
Also: Evert (North German). |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eberhard." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eberhard." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Eberhard.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eberhard." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Eberhard.html |
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