Eberhard

Eberhard (died 939, Andernach, Ger.) was the duke of Franconia from 918. The brother of Conrad I, duke of Franconia and German king (911–918), Eberhard in 915 supported his brother’s ineffectual action against the rebellious duke of Saxony, Henry the Fowler. On Conrad’s death Henry became king as Henry I, probably at Conrad’s wish. Eberhard renounced all claim to the kingship but in exchange became almost completely independent in Franconia. Henry’s son Otto I (king...