Radboud of Utrecht was a 9th-century Frankish bishop who led the diocese of Utrecht from 899 until his death in 917. Born into a noble family near Namur, he received an extensive education under the Archbishop of Cologne and later served as a chaplain to King Charles the Bald. After serving as a monk in Tours, he was appointed bishop with imperial permission. Because the Normans had destroyed Utrecht, he resided in Deventer, where he acted as a key representative of East Frankish power in the northern Netherlands.