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Ludegast
Ludegast (''Leudegasius, Leodegar, Leudegarius, Lesio, Leonisius'') was Bishopric of Mainz, bishop of Mainz in the early 7th century, succeeding Siegbert I. The Latinized name Leudegasius may be of East Germanic languages, East Germanic origin. He seems to have been a Burgundians, Burgundian. The period of his episcopate can only be roughly classified into the time around 610. In the quarrels between Theuderic II and Theudebert II in 611/612 he took part on the party of Theuderic. As the reason for this decision the Chronicle of Fredegar ascribes that he held Theudebert incompetent and desiderated Theuderics capability. The author of the Chronicle of Fredegar let him cite a fable to Theuderic, in order to prevent him from Mutual assured destruction, annihilation. For the period after the Merovingian dynasty, Merovingian brother war and the death of Theuderic in 613 documents may not be retrieved. Ludegast did not participate for unclear reasons at the Council of Paris (614), Synod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theuderic II
Theuderic II (also spelled Theuderich, Theoderic or Theodoric; in French, ''Thierry'') (587–613), king of Burgundy (595–613) and Austrasia (612–613), was the second son of Childebert II. At his father's death in 595, he received Guntram's kingdom of Burgundy, with its capital at Orléans, while his elder brother, Theudebert II, received their father's kingdom of Austrasia, with its capital at Metz. He also received the lordship of the cities (''civitates'') of Toulouse, Agen, Nantes, Angers, Saintes, Angoulême, Périgueux, Blois, Chartres, and Le Mans. During his minority, and later, he reigned under the guidance of his grandmother Brunhilda, evicted from Austrasia by his brother Theudebert II. In 596, Clotaire II, king of Neustria, and Fredegund, Clotaire's mother, took Paris, which was supposed to be held in common. Fredegund, then her son's regent, sent a force to Laffaux and the armies of Theudebert and Theuderic were defeated. In 599, Brunhilda was forced out of Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
