Betton, count of Tonnerre (died c. 616), was a sixth-century member of the

royal house A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in repu ...

of the

Kingdom of Burgundy Kingdom of Burgundy was a name given to various states located in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. The historical Burgundy correlates with the border area of France, Italy and Switzerland and includes the major modern cities of Geneva and ...

. It is claimed that he is also called "

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Betto", as the father of bishop

Lupus of Sens Saint Lupus of Sens (or Saint Loup de Sens) (born c. 573; died c. 623) was the nineteenth bishop of Sens. Life He was the son of Betton, Count of Tonnerre, " Blessed Betto," a member of the royal house of the Kingdom of Burgundy. He distinguish ...

(c. 573-c. 623) in the article on Sens in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.Recueil des statuts ordonnances et Règlements synodaux Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Sens (France) - 1854 "SAINT LOUP. * Saint Loup, Lupus, autrement dit saint Leu, naquit dans le diocèse d'Orléans, de Betton, de la race royale de Bourgogne, et d'Austrégilde, du sang des comtes Palatins."

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6th-century Germanic people 616 deaths Kingdom of Burgundy Year of birth missing {{Europe-royal-stub