790/800 - 844/45. France, Germany. Frankish historian. Nithard was a grandson of Charlemagne, son of his daughter Bertha and Angilbert, and a lay abbot of St. Riquier (Centula) in Picardy. As a member of the imperial family, he was educated at Charlemagne's court. It is highly probable that he was a commendatory abbot of St. Riquier, and, like his father, he had never taken the vows. In the quarrels and wars between Charlemagne's grandsons, Nithard was a zealous adherent of Charles the Bald, whom he served as diplomat and for whose cause he fought on the field of battle (Fo…