The genealogy of the Comtes de Mâcon, included in the cartulary of Saint-Vincent de Mâcon, names "Letaudus filius eius [Alberici Narbonensis]". A manuscript genealogy, dated to the early 12th century, records "Letaldus comes Vesoncius et Umbertus comes Marisconensis fratres". "Albericus comes…filii mei Letboldus et Umbertus" donated property to Saint-Vincent de Mâcon by charter dated [930]. "Letaudus comes", his wife and their parents are named in his donation to Cluny dated [12 Apr] 935. "Hugo...comes et marchio" donated property "in comitatu Belnensi...in uilla...Nolliacus et...in uilla Crisentiaco", for the souls of “genitoris nostri Richardi et Adheleidis”, in the presence of “Gilbertus comes, Albericus comes et filius eius Leotaldus et Adso noster fidelis”, by charter dated 1 Sep 936, subscribed by “...Roberti uicecomitis...”. “Leuttaldus” donated “ecclesias...in villa...Gradiacus in honore Sancti Mauricii...alia in rure...Pontiliacus”, for the souls of “senioris mei Hugoni...Archicomitis...genitoris mei Alberici ac genetricis meæ Attalæ”, to the church of Besançon, with the consent of “Umberti fratris illius”, by charter dated 951, subscribed by “Widonis, Windilsmodi, Ugonis comitis Atoariorum...Alberici vicecomitis...”.
[After the death of his first wife Letaud married Berta, daughter of ...]. Berta is named as wife of "Letaudus comes" in the latter's charters to Cluny dated Mar 943, Mar 944, and Mar 946. The sources are contradictory when it comes to estimating the date of their marriage. "Berno episcopus" donated property to "Albericus comes" by charter dated "die Martis Kal Jan anno VIII regnante Rodulfo rege" [930], subscribed by "comes Letaldus, uxor eius Berta". However, the source referred to above dated [12 Apr] 935 names Ermengarde as the wife of Letaud at that date. The most likely explanation is that the former charter is incorrectly dated, especially in view of the Mâcon charter of Letaud's father which is dated [930] ... and which names his two sons without naming their wives. "Letaudus comes et uxor mea Berta" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon for the souls of "patris mei Alberici…et matris mee Tolane…Irmengardis quondam uxoris sue" by charter dated to [941] subscribed by "Alberici filii sui". "Berte comitisse" witnessed a charter of Manassès Archbishop of Arles dated Sep 948. Szabolcs de Vajay suggests that Berta was the daughter of Garnier [Warnarius] Vicomte de Troyes & his wife Tetberga d'Arles, but this seems difficult to sustain chronologically. "Lettaldus comes et uxor mea Berta" donated property to Saint-Vincent de Mâcon by charter subscribed by "Alberici filii sui". This charter is dated to [960] in the compilation, but this must be incorrect considering the earlier references to the third wife of Letaud.
[Letaud married thirdly] Richilde, daughter of ... "Richildis" witnessed the donation of "Leotbaldum comitis" to Cluny dated 948. "Richelde" is named as wife of Letaud in the latter's donations to Cluny dated 949 and [955].
He succeeded his father as Comte de Mâcon. He is last named in a charter dated 961, but had presumably died before his son's donation dated Jan 962 which the latter made for the soul of his parents.
The necrology of Mâcon Cathedral records the death "III Non Nov" of "Letaudus comes". 1
Research Notes: