Richard and Gerhard were brothers. Though Richard is shown as the default father of the listed children, it is possible that his brother Gerhard was their father. Per Richard...
Graf [von Metz]. 982. Nephew of Wicfrid Bishop of Verdun, although the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified, nor the precise nature of the relationship. "Varneri comitis, Richardi comitis…" witnessed the charter dated 986 under which Gérard Bishop of Toul donated the church of Andelier to the abbey of Saint-Mansuy. 1
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