Parthemius (or Parthenius) (died 548) was the
mayor of the palace of
Austrasia
Austrasia was a territory which formed the north-eastern section of the Merovingian Kingdom of the Franks during the 6th to 8th centuries. It was centred on the Meuse, Middle Rhine and the Moselle rivers, and was the original territory of the F ...
during the reign of
Theudebert I
Theudebert I (french: Thibert/Théodebert) ( 500 – 547 or 548) was the Merovingian king of Austrasia from 533 to his death in 548. He was the son of Theuderic I and the father of Theudebald.
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. He was very unpopular with the people for the tributes he exacted. He was a glutton and a
murder
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er too, having disposed of his friend Ausanius and his wife Papianella out of jealousy.
Soon after the death of the king in 548, the people conspired against him and he fled the capital to
Treves
Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the w ...
in the company of two
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s. He hid in a church, but the townsmen sought him out and
stoned him to death.
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Gregory of Tours
Gregory of Tours (30 November 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans. He was born Georgius Florenti ...
, translated by
Ernest Brehaut''History of the Franks: Books I-X'' (1916).
548 deaths
Mayors of the Palace
Year of birth unknown
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