Rado (Hausmeier)
Rado was home Meier of Austrasia in the years from 613 to 616/17.
family
His father was Autharius , a high functionary at the king's court and his mother was Aige, heir to large estates at Jouarre . His brothers were also famous: Ouen and Adon , both of whom were canonized.
Life
After the death of Queen Brunichild , Rado was made an Austrasian house man by King Chlothar II . He had previously betrayed the affair of Sigibert the Second and his great-grandmother. He also seems to have had possessions in Burgundy , where Warnachar II , appointed by Chlothar, acted as the caretaker . As early as 616/17, Chucus (Hugo) Rado followed as an Austrasian house man. The Reuil-en-Brie monastery is said to have been founded by him.
literature
- Horst Ebling: Prosopography of the officials of the Merovingian empire (= supplements of Francia. Vol. 2). Fink, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-7705-1203-0 , p. 201 ( digitized version ).
- John R. Martindale: Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire . Vol. 3a. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1992, ISBN 0-521-20160-8 , p. 1074.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rado |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | House Meier of Austrasia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th century |