Fardulf
Fardulf († 806) lived as a chaplain at the court of Charlemagne .
The eldest son of Charlemagne, Pippin the Hunchback , had been excluded from the line of succession . In the year 792 , Pippin and some Frankish noblemen attempted a coup to regain power.
Fardulf betrayed this assassination plan and received the monastery of Saint-Denis as a reward for his loyalty.
The assassins were executed. Pippin the Hunchback was banished to the Prüm Monastery, where he died in 811 .
Remarks
- ↑ McKitterick, Rosamond. Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity . Cambridge University Press, 2008. p. 44.
Web links
- Fardulf in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fardulf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chaplain at the court of Charlemagne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th century |