Saint Léger, Bishop of Autun

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• Name	Léger
  History	birth to death
  Saint Léger's name was also spelt Leadegarius in Latin. [1] Before becoming the Bishop of Autun, he was the Abbot of St. Maixent and the Archdeacon of the Church at Poitiers. [2] In 663, he was appointed Bishop of Autun. [1, 2] He was the leader of the Burgundian-Gallo-Roman nobility in their opposition to Ebrion, Mayor of the Palace in Neustria. [2]
  Death	677
  He was murdered by Ebrion. [1, 2]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Guérin, Count of the Palace of Poitiers   d. 677 ▻ Gunza > 2. Adèle de Trèves, Abbess of Pfalzel,   b. About 625, Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France d. 706, Bavaria, Germany  (Age 81 years) ▻ Albéric d'Austrasie > 3. Chimnechild of Burgundy,   b. About 625, Burgundy, France d. About 670, Austrasia Austrasia Austrasia was the northeastern kingdom within the core of  the Frankish Empire during the Early Middle Ages, centering  on the Meuse, Middle Rhine and the Moselle rivers.  (Age 45 years) ▻ Saint Sigebert III, King of the Austrasian Franks   4. Saint Léger, Bishop of Autun   d. 677   5. Didon, Bishop of Poitiers,   b. Between 610 and 658 > 6. Adelheid von Thurgau,   b. About 625   d. About 689  (Age 64 years) ▻ Chugus van Oostenrijk
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France  (Age 43 years)  (Father)  Gerberge  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22688
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Saint Sigrade de Verdun,   b. About 605, Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France d. 4 Aug 678, Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Saint Léger, Bishop of Autun( – 677) 2Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves(600 – 643) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Saint Sigrade de Verdun(605 – 678) 6Ansaud 12 24 25 13 26 27 7daughter of Leutharus 14Leutharus 28Erchenaud 29 15Gerberge 30Duke Ricomer 31

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S62] Kelley, David H. Genealogical Research in England: A New Consideration of the Carolingians, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume CI, April 1947). [S1494] Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Origin of Capet and Plantagenet" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CVII, October 1953).