• Died: 28 Oct 886, Paris, Île-de-France, France

  Research Notes:

One of three brothers... There is too large a chronological gap between Poppo [I] and the three brothers Heinrich, Poppo and Egino for the latter to have been sons of the former, assuming that they are descended directly from Poppo [I]. No indication has been found about the identity of their father.

The Annales Fuldenses names "Poppone fratre Henirico et Eginone comitibus". The Annales Fuldenses record that "Heinricum principum" led the army of Ludwig II "der Deutsche" King of the East Franks into Moravia in 866. The Annales Fuldenses names "Henricum" as "principum militiĉ suĉ [=Hludowicus Hludowici regis filius]" and as "comitis vassalus" in 871. The Annales Fuldenses records the victory of "Heinricus et Adalhartus" against "Thiotbaldo principe militiĉ Hugonis" in 880. The Annales Fuldenses records the civil war between Saxons and Thuringians in 882, through the machinations of "Poppone fratre Heinrici et Egninone comitibus" and Poppo's subsequent conquest of "Thuringis inferior". The Annales Fuldenses record that "Heinricus frater Popponis" fought the Vikings at "Prumiam" in 883.

He was invested as Marquis en Neustrie in 886 by Emperor Karl III "der Dicke", who was at that time briefly King of the West Franks, after the death of Hugues l'Abbé. Abbo's Bella Parisiciĉ Urbis records the part played by "Saxonia vir Ainricus" at the siege of Paris in 886.

The Annales Fuldenses record that "Heinrico marchensi Francorum" who held Neustria was killed at the siege of Paris in 886. The necrology of Fulda records the death "886 Kal Sep" of "Heinrih com". ¹