hiː tɹˈævəld wɪð hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɑːntʊɹˌɑːʒ ʌv lˈɑːɾaɪɚɹ ˈaɪ. hiː wʌz ɡˈɪvən ðɪ ˈæbi ʌv mˈɛtlætʃ, ləθˈɛɹɪŋˌiə ɪn ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, wˌɛn ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ lˈuːi ðə pˈaɪəs dˈaɪd.
He travelled with his father in 834 in the entourage of Lothair I. He was given the abbey of Mettlach, Lotharingia in 840, when the Emperor Louis the Pious died.