An Archchaplain is a

cleric Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

with a senior position in a royal court. The title was used in the

Frankish kingdom The Kingdom of the Franks (), also known as the Frankish Kingdom, or just Francia, was the largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Frankish Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties during the Early Middle A ...

in the

Carolingian The Carolingian dynasty ( ; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, descendants of the Arnulfing and Pippinid c ...

period.

Holy Roman Archchaplains

* Willigis (c982-c1007) * Erkanbald (c1016-c1020) * Aribo (c1023-c1028) * Willegis (c1073)

References

Christian religious occupations Carolingian Empire 11th century in the Holy Roman Empire {{job-stub