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["He (Louis the Pious) joyfully celebrated Christmas at Metz, where he had been received handsomely by his brother Drogo, the bishop of that city."] Death. Drogo died on 8 December 855 after falling into the River Oignon, at Himeriacum, Bourgogne, while fishing. He is interred at the Abbey Church of St. Arnulf in Metz.
Apr 26, 2022 · A list of bishops of Metz records "domnus Drogo archiepiscopus et sacri palate summus capellanus, filius Karoli imperatoris" as 40th bishop, holding the position for 32 years, 5 months and 7 days, his death "VI Id Dec in Burgundia, prædio sancti Petri Mimeriaco" and his burial in "urbem Medimmatricorum…in ecclesia beati Iohannis apostoli"[167].
Mar 9, 2012 · The Sacramentary was written and painted for the personal use of Charlemagne's son Drogo, bishop of Metz. Metz was an important bishopric: He died December 8, 855 after falling into the River Oignon in which he was fishing.
DROGO OF METZ Leading churchman of the carolingian reform; b. June 17, 801; d. Dec. 8, 855. In the aftermath of the revolt of Bernard of Italy, Emperor Louis the Pious forced Drogo, one of charlemagne's illegitimate sons, to receive tonsure (818) and had him interned in a monastery. By 822 Louis changed his opinion about his half-brother and ...
Drogo Carolingian of Metz, Abbott of Luxeuil, Bishop of Metz, was born 17 June 801 to Charlemagne (747-814) and Regina (c780-) and died 8 December 855 Luxeuil of unspecified causes. As one of the...
Drogo was born on 17 June 801 at Aachen, Gaul (Aix-La-Chappelle). The Annales Weissemburgenses record Drogo's birth as "802 aut 803 15 Kal Iul". Aachen was the winter palace of the Carolingian empire located in the north-east section of Gaul, close to the Saxon lands. This area is now in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Drogo. illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina, bishop of Metz. Upload media. Wikipedia. Name in native language. Drogon. Date of birth. 17 June 801 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584) unknown value.
