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    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 authority of Neustria, which was under his control, over Burgundy and Austrasia .

  2. Ebroïn was the mayor of the palace in the Frankish kingdom of Neustria for some 20-odd years, from 656. After his Merovingian puppet king, Chlotar III, died in 673, Ebroïn took it upon himself to appoint Chlotar’s brother, Theuderic III, as successor. Irate at the lack of consultation, the magnates.

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  4. Nov 7, 2020 · Thus, in 662 Duke Wolfoald chose his own prepubescent monarch, and placed the nine-year-old Childeric II on the throne. In 673 Clothar III died and Ebroin raised his younger brother Theuderic III to the throne. The Neustrian-Burgundian aristocracy had enough of Ebroin’s rule and supported Childeric II as their figurehead.

  5. Ebroin - Encyclopedia. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES. EBROIN (d. 681), Frankish "mayor of the palace," was a Neustrian, and wished to impose the authority of Neustria over Burgundy and Austrasia. In 656, at the moment of his accession to power, Sigebert III., the king of Austrasia, had just died, and the Austrasian mayor of the palace, Grimoald, was ...

  6. The Battle of Lucofao (or Bois-du-Fays) was the decisive engagement of the civil war that afflicted the Frankish kingdoms during and after the reign of Dagobert II (676–79). In the battle, the Neustrian forces of Theuderic III and his majordomo Ebroin defeated the forces of Austrasia under the dukes Pippin and Martin .

  7. Ebroin (bishop) Ebroin (died 850-54) was bishop of Poitiers from 839 to his death. He took on the administration of the county of Poitiers during a troubled period and continued to faithfully support King Charles the Bald .

  8. Dec 18, 2018 · 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 authority of Neustria, which was under his control, over Burgundy and Austrasia.

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