Chrodobert
Chrodobert (lat. Chrodobertus or Crodobertus ; * before 615, † after 631/632) was a Duke of the Alemanni .
In 631/632 Chrodobert led an Alamann army ( exercitus Alamannorum ) in the campaign of the Frankish king Dagobert I against the Slavic ruler Samo .
His position, his origin and his territory are completely unclear.
It was possibly identical to a Hruodi that was mentioned in the Passio Sancti Kiliani .
source
- Fredegar Chronicle . in: Bruno Krusch (ed.): Scriptores rerum Merovingicarum 2: Fredegarii et aliorum Chronica. Vitae sanctorum. Hanover 1888 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ),
- In Latin and German: Chronicarum quae dicuntur Fredegarii libri quattuor (a libri secundi capite LIII usque ad librum quartum, paucis locis abbreviati) - The four books of the chronicles of the so-called Fredegar (II, 53 to IV, insignificantly shortened). Transferred by Andreas Kusternig. In: Sources on the history of the 7th and 8th centuries (= selected sources on the German history of the Middle Ages. Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gedächtnisausgabe. 4a). Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1982, ISBN 3-534-01414-6 .
literature
- Dieter Geuenich : History of the Alemanni (= Kohlhammer Urban pocket books. 575). 2nd, revised edition. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-17-018227-7 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chrodobert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crodobert; Chrodebert; Chrodobertus (Latin); Crodobertus (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Alemannic Duke (615–639) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 615 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 639 |