Hieronymus (Jerome) (c. 722 - after 782), was the son of
Charles Martel
Charles Martel ( – 22 October 741) was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death. He was a son of the Frankish statesma ...
and his mistress
Ruodhaid Ruodhaid was a mistress of Charles Martel with whom she had the following children:
* Bernard (c. 720–787)
* Hieronymus, son of Charles Martel (c. 722- after 782)
* Remigius, Archbishop of Rouen (d. 771)
* Aldana, wife of Theoderich, Count of Au ...
, and so was the brother of
Bernard
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...
, Abbot of St. Quentin, a key confidant of
Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqui ...
, and
Remigius, the third
Archbishop of Rouen
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rothomagensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rouen'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Ar ...
.
In 754, Hieronymus was tasked with Fulradus, abbot of
St. Denys, and others, to escort
Pope Stephen II
Pope Stephen II ( la, Stephanus II; 714 – 26 April 757) was born a Roman aristocrat and member of the Orsini family. Stephen was the bishop of Rome from 26 March 752 to his death. Stephen II marks the historical delineation between the Byzant ...
back to Rome.
Freeman, Edward Augustus. ''Western Europe in the Eighth Century & Onward'', Macmillan and Company, ltd. 1904, p.172
/ref> This was following King Pipin's victorious campaign against his archenemy Aistulf
Aistulf (also Ahistulf, Aistulfus, Haistulfus, Astolf etc.; it, Astolfo; died December 756) was the Duke of Friuli from 744, King of the Lombards from 749, and Duke of Spoleto from 751. His reign was characterized by ruthless and ambitious ef ...
, King of the Lombards. He became lay abbot
Lay abbot ( la, abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles, ) is a name used to designate a layman on whom a king or someone in authority bestowed an abbey as a reward for services rendered; he had charge of the estate belonging to it, and was entitle ...
of the monastery of St. Quentin in the diocese of Noyon
The former French Catholic diocese of Noyon lay in the north-east of France, around Noyon. It was formed when Saint Medardus moved the seat of the bishopric at Vermandois to Noyon, in the sixth century. For four centuries it was united with the ...
. He was succeeded by his son Fulrad.
Hieronymus married Ercheswinda (Ermentrudis), origins unknown, and they had four children:
* Audoen I
* Fulrad (d. 31 January 826), Abbé de Saint-Quentin and an imperial ' 'missi of Charlemagne in 806.
* Richarda, married Nithard
* Folcuin
Folcuin ( 935 – 16 September 990) was a monk at the abbey of Saint-Bertin, where he was a deacon and archivist, and later abbot of Lobbes. He wrote histories of the abbots of both his monasteries.
The ''Gesta abbatum Sithiensium'' (Deeds of ...
(d. 15 Dec 855), Bishop of Thérouanne
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
, 817–855.
Settipani suggests that Boso of Provence
Boso (french: Boson; c. 841 – 11 January 887) was a Franks, Frankish nobleman of the Bosonids, Bosonid family who was related to the Carolingians, Carolingian dynasty and who rose to become King of Burgundy, King of Lower Burgundy and King o ...
descended from Hieronymus, although there does not appear to be any real evidence to support this.
References
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Sources
Medieval Lands Project, Family of Hieronymus
Settipani, Christian, ''La préhistoire des Capétiens 481-987, 1ère partie, Mérovingiens, Carolingiens et Robertiens'', Broché, 1993
Murray, J., ''A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines: Being a Continuations of the Dictionary of the Bible'', Forgotten Books, 1882 (available o
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Capetian dynasty
House of Capet