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who later became

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in the year 591. There is some evidence that he was only a chorbishop.''Dissertations sur l'histoire ecclesiastique et civile de Paris'' p59
Jean Lebeuf 1741 He was the son of the

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Florentinus (born 485) and Artemia, the daughter of St. Rusticus.

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Christian Settipani Christian Settipani (born 31 January 1961) is a French genealogist, historian and IT professional, currently working as the Technical Director of a company in Paris. Biography Settipani holds a Master of Advanced Studies from the Paris-Sorbo ...

, ''Les ancêtres de Charlemagne'', 1989. *Gregory of Tours,
The History of the Franks
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