Saint Léger, Bishop of Autun

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• Name	Léger
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  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	5 Siblings
  + 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  (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
  Person ID	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)
  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)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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).