Chattuarii
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The Chattuarii, also spelled Attuarii, were a Germanic tribe who eventually became a part of the Franks.
The Hettergouw at the lower Rhine in the Frankish Empire, named after the Hetware.
Gau (territory)
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Gau is a Germanic term for a region within a country, often a former or current province. It was used in the Middle Ages, when it can be seen as roughly corresponding to an English shire. The administ
Chattuarii
…Netherlands. In the 4th century they were described as Franks tribe living at the Rhine itself in this area. Their name survived as the name of a Frankish Gau (territory), (Latin: pagus), the pagus Hattuariensis or pagus Hetterun. The Chattuarri are believed to have spoken a Germanic language, and their Germanic name has…
Medieval duchies (in colour) and gaue in the Holy Roman Empire around year 1000