Waiofar

Waiofar, also spelled Waifar, Waifer or Waiffre[1] (died 2 June 768), was the last independent Duke of Aquitaine[2] from 745 to 768. He peacefully succeeded his father, Hunald I, after the latter entered a monastery.[3] He also inherited the conflict with the rising Carolingian family and its leader, Pepin the Short, who was king of the Franks after 751 and thus Waiofar's nominal suzerain.[4]

  1. ^ In French it is spelled Waïfre, Waïfer or Gaïfier.
  2. ^ Collins 1990, pp. 106–07.
  3. ^ Lewis 1965, pp. 24–25.
  4. ^ Lewis 1965, p. 30, who calls it the "inherent opposition of his family to the Carolingians"..

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