Chrodbert (also known as Chrodbert II or Robert II to distinguish him from his grandfather known sometimes as Chrodbert I) (died after 678) was a nobleman from Neustria. He was grandson to Chrodbert I, referendary to Clovis II through Chrodbert's son

Lambert of Hesbaye {{For, his possible grandson, Lambert, Count of Hesbaye Lambert Ι (died after 650), was a Neustrian nobleman who was son of Robert I, Bishop of Tours Chrodebert I (Chrotbert, Radobertus, Robert I) (died 695), List of Merovingian referendaries, M ...

(died after 650). Chrodbert was

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during the reign of

Chlothar III Chlothar III (also spelled ''Chlotar'', ''Clothar'', ''Clotaire'', ''Chlotochar'', or ''Hlothar''; 652–673) was King of the Franks, ruling in Neustria and Burgundy from 657 to his death. He also briefly ruled Austrasia. He was the eldest son of ...

, King of the Franks in Neustria, as well as

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. He was a contemporary of

Ansbert of Rouen Ansbert (died c. 695), sometimes called Ansbert of Chaussy, was a Frankish monk, abbot and bishop of Rouen, today regarded as a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Early life Ansbert was born at Chaussy-sur-Epte, a villag ...

, who was also a

to Clotaire III. Chrodbert was mentioned as

Count palatine A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an or ...

(''comes palatinus)'' on 2 October 678. He was at the court of

Clovis II Clovis II (633 – 657) was King of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy, having succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639. His brother Sigebert III had been King of Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanth ...

in 654 and opposed

Erchinoald Erchinoald (also ''Erkinoald'' and, in French, ''Erchenout'') succeeded Aega as the mayor of the palace of Neustria in 641 and succeeded Flaochad in Burgundy in 642 and remained such until his death in 658. Family According to Fredegar, he was ...

, Mayor of the Palace, to little avail. He supported

Ebroin Ebroin (died 680 or 681) was the Frankish mayor of the palace of Neustria on two occasions; firstly from 658 to his deposition in 673 and secondly from 675 to his death in 680 or 681. In a violent and despotic career, he strove to impose the ...

against

Leodegar Leodegar of Poitiers (; ; 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus. Leodegar was an opponent of Ebroin, the Frankish Mayor of the Palace of Neustria, ...

, who had the latter’s eyes put out. He became

and then chancellor to Clothar III. Chrodbert married Théodrade (Théoda) and they had many children (though some of the named below may be their grandchildren). * Chariivius (Hervé), Nobleman of Hesbaye (some say Count of Laon) * Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye *

Rupert of Salzburg Rupert of Salzburg (, ; 660 – 710 AD) was Prince-Bishopric of Worms, Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg, St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Francia, Frank ...

, Bishop of Worms * Chrotgar, Duke of Le Mans, whose son

Charivius {{no footnotes, date=August 2022 Charivius (French ''Hervé'') was the Frankish Duke of Maine (''dux Cenomannicus'') in the early eighth century. His father was Chrotgar, Duke of Maine, son or grandson of Chrodbert, count Palatine of Chlothar II ...

has been speculated to have been an ancestor of the

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* Ragobert (d. 678) * Folchaid, married

Theodo of Bavaria Theodo (about 625 – 11 December c. 716), also known as Theodo V and Theodo II, was the Duke of Bavaria from 670 or, more probably, 680 to his death. It is with Theodo that the well-sourced history of Bavaria begins. He strengthened his duchy ...

. Settipani identifies the first four of these children as the sons of an unnamed son of Chrodbert. However, given the status of these individuals, it seems unlikely that their father would have remained unknown. Grimbert, Count palatine, is credited as being a son of Chrodbert although there is little evidence to support that. Some histories show Lambert, Count of Hesbaye, as son of Chrodbert, others as the son of Hervé. Chrodbert is typically viewed in scholarly reconstructions to have been a direct ancestor of the

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who ruled France from the ninth century.

References

Bibliography

* Settipani, Christian, ''Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne'', Paris, 1989 *Settipani, Christian
"Addendum to the Ancestors of Charlemagne"
*Gerberding, Richard A., ''The Rise of the Carolingians and the Liber Historiae Francorum'', Oxford University Press, 1987 *Claussen, M. A., ''The Reform of the Frankish Church: Chrodegang of Metz and the Regula Canonicorum in the Eighth Century'', Cambridge University Press, 2004 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chrodbert French nobility 7th-century deaths