Aegidius Aegidius (died 464 or 465) was the ruler of the short-lived Kingdom of Soissons from 461 to 464/465AD. Before his ascension, he became ''magister militum per Gallias'' (Master of the Soldiers for Gaul) serving under Majorian, in 458AD. An arden ...

(died 464 or 465) was a magister militum in Gaul. Aegidius, Ægidius, or Egidius may also refer to:

Pre-modern era

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Saint Aegidius Saint Giles (, la, Aegidius, french: Gilles), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 6th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly lege ...

or Saint Giles (c. 650–c. 710), hermit saint from Athens * Aegidius Corboliensis or Gilles de Corbeil (c. 1140–first quarter of the 13th century), physician * Egidius Parisiensis (c. 1160–1223/1224), French poet *

Egidius Smaragd Egidius from the kindred Smaragd ( hu, Smaragd nembeli Egyed; died after 1215) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. Originating from a kinship of French origin, he established a Premonstratensian monas ...

(fl. c. 1185–1215), Hungarian noble of French origin *

Aegidius of Assisi Giles of Assisi ( la, Aegidius; 1190 – 1262), was one of the original companions of Francis of Assisi and holds a leading place among them. St. Francis called him "The Knight of our Round Table". Life Of Giles' origins and early life nothing c ...

(c. 1190–1262), one of the original companions of

saint In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ...

Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianit ...

Egidius Monoszló Egidius (II) from the kindred Monoszló ( hu, Monoszló nembeli (II.) Egyed; c. 1240 – March 1313) was a Hungarian powerful baron, who served as Master of the treasury from 1270 to 1272 and from 1274 to 1275. He was a loyal supporter of Stephen ...

(c. 1240–1313), Hungarian baron * Aegidius de Lessinia (died c. 1304), scholastic philosopher, pupil of Thomas Aquinas * Aegidius Romanus or Giles of Rome (c. 1243–1316), archbishop of Bourges and philosopher * Egidius de Francia or Egidius de Murino (), sometimes Magister Frater Egidius, French composer and music theorist in Italy *

Egidius (Chantilly Codex composer) Egidius, sometimes Magister Egidius, (c. 1350-1400?) is an '' ars subtilior'' composer found in the ''Chantilly Codex'' and the '' Modena Codex.'' Works attributed to "Egidius" in the ''Chantilly Codex'' comprise the ballades ''Roses et lis'' and '' ...

(c. 1350–1400), sometimes Magister Egidius, composer in the Chantilly Codex * Egidius Cantoris (, one of the two leaders of the Men of Understanding, a heretical sect * Aegidius Campensis or Gilles Deschamps (), bishop of Coutances present at the trial of Joan of Arc, teacher of Jean Gerson * Egidius Binchois, usually known as Gilles Binchois (c. 1400–1460), Franco-Flemish composer *

Aegidius of Viterbo Giles Antonini, O.E.S.A., commonly referred to as Giles of Viterbo ( la, Ægidius Viterbensis, it, Egidio da Viterbo), was a 16th-century Italian Augustinian friar, bishop of Viterbo and cardinal, a reforming theologian, orator, humanist and ...

or Aegidius Canisius (1472–1532), Italian cardinal, theologian, orator, humanist and poet

Modern era

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Egidius Braun Egidius Braun (27 February 1925 – 16 March 2022) was a German sports administrator who served as the eighth president of the German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB) from 1992 to 2001. Subsequently, he was appointed ...

(born 1925), president of the Deutscher Fußball-Bund * Aegidius Bucherius (1576–1665), French Jesuit and chronological scholar *

Ægidius Elling Jens William Ægidius Elling (also Aegidus or Aegidius) (26 July 1861 – 27 May 1949) was a Norwegian researcher, inventor and pioneer of gas turbines who is considered to be the father of the gas turbine. He built the first gas turbine that w ...

(1861–1949), Norwegian inventor *

Aegidius Gelenius Aegidius Gelenius (10 June 1595 – 24 August 1656) was a German clergyman and historian who worked as historiographer to the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Ferdinand of Bavaria. He had at his disposal some earlier sources that are not in exis ...

(1595–1656), Cologne historian *

Aegidius Hunnius Aegidius Hunnius the Elder (21 December 1550 in Winnenden – 4 April 1603 in Wittenberg) was a Lutheran theologian of the Lutheran scholastic tradition and father of Nicolaus Hunnius. Life Hunnius went rapidly through the preparatory school ...

(1550–1603), Lutheran theologian * Egidius Junger (1833–1895), German-born bishop of Nesqually * Egidius Juška (born 1975), retired Lithuanian soccer player * Aegidius Rousselet (1610–1686), also known as Gilles Rousselet, French engraver *

Aegidius Sadeler Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors. Life Sadeler was born in Antwerp in the Sadeler family of print deale ...

(c. 1570–1629), Flemish baroque era painter and engraver * Egidius Slanghen (1820–1882), mayor of Hoensbroek, Netherlands *

Aegidius Tschudi Aegidius (or Giles or Glig) Tschudi (5 February 150528 February 1572) was a Swiss statesman and historian, an eminent member of the Tschudi family of Glarus, Switzerland. His best known work is the Chronicon Helveticum, a history of the earl ...

(1505–1572), Swiss writer

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