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Adalard also known as Adalhard or Alard and called the Seneschal was a Frankish nobleman of the 9th century. He served as warden of the Norman march from 861 to 865. He was a son of Leuthard I of Paris and brother of Gerard II of Paris. Louis the Pious made him seneschal of the Carolingian Empire. On Louis’ death he joined Charles the Bald and arranged a marriage between the king and Ermentrude of Orléans his niece by Ingeltrude of Fézansac and Odo Count of Orléans.