Gerard was Count of Auvergne from 839 until his death on 25 June 841.
Gerard married either Rotrud or Hildegard, daughters of Louis the Pious. They had the following children:
Ranulf I of Poitiers, Duke of Aquitaine (815–866), married a daughter of Rorgo, Count of Maine
Gerhard II, Count of Limousin (−879)
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