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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 attempting to usurp the authority. The great nobles, however, appealed to the king of Neustria, Clovis II, and unity was re-established. But in spite of a very firm policy, Ebroin was unable to maintain this unity, and while Clotaire III, son of Clovis II, reigned in Neustria and Burgundy, he was obliged in 660 to give the Austrasians a special king, Childeric II, brother of Clotaire III, and a special mayor of the palace, Wulfoald .

He endeavoured to maintain at any rate the union of Neustria and Burgundy, but the great Burgundian nobles wished to remain independent. They rose under St Leger ( Leodegar ), bishop of Autun, defeated Ebroin, and interned him in the monastery of Luxeuil ( 670). A proclamation was then issued to the effect that each kingdom should keep its own laws and customs, that there should be no further interchange of functionaries between the kingdoms, and that no one should again set up a tyranny like that of Ebroin. Soon, however, Leger was defeated by Wulfoald and the Austrasians, and was himself confined at Luxeuil in 673Events Hlothhere becomes king of Kent Maelduin becomes King of Dalriada Foundation of Ely, England Births Bede, English monk, writer and historian (or 672) Deaths Childeric II, Frankish king of Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy Domangart II, King of Dalria.

In the same year, taking advantage of the general anarchy, Ebroin and Leger left the cloister and soon found themselves once more face to face. Each looked for support to a different MerovingianFor other uses of the term 'Merovingian', see Merovingian (disambiguation). The Merovingians were a dynasty of Frankish kings who ruled a (frequently fluctuating) area in parts of present-day France and Germany from the 5th to 8th century AD. They were so king, Ebroin even proclaiming a false Merovingian as sovereign. In this struggle Leger was vanquished; he was besieged in Autun, was forced to surrender and had his eyes put out, and, on October 12October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). There are 80 days remaining. Events 1492 Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean. The explorer believes he has reached East Asia. 1609 " Thr, 678Events Pope Agatho succeeds Pope Donus. He is the first to stop paying tribute to the Byzantine Emperor upon election. Births K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab III, Maya ruler of Palenque Deaths King Uija of Baekje Heads of states Japan Temmu Emperor of Japan (672-6, he was put to death after undergoing prolonged tortures. The church honours him as a saintIn general, the term saint is used to refer to someone thought to be especially virtuous and holy. This person may or may not be canonized, recognized or venerated by a religion. The word "saint" comes from the Latin word sanctus which means "holy. Variou.

After his death Ebroin became sole and absolute ruler of the Franks, imposing his authority over Burgundy and subduing the Austrasians, whom he defeated in 678 at Bois-du-Fay, near LaonLaon is a city and commune of France, prefecture (capital) of the Aisne departement''. Population: 26,265. History In Roman times it was known as Alaudanum or Lugdunum Clavatum''. Sights The city contains many medieval buildings. One of the better known i. His triumph, however, was short-lived; he was assassinated in 681, the victim of a combined attack of his numerous enemies. He was a man of great energy, but all his actions seem to have been dictated by no higher motives than ambition and lust of power.

See Liber historiae Francorum, edited by B Krusch, in Mon. Germ. hist. script. rer. Merov. vol. ii.; Vita sancti Leodegarii, by Ursinus, a monk of St Maixent ( MigneJacques Paul Migne ( 25 October, 1800 25 October, 1875) was a French priest who published inexpensive and widely-distributed editions of theological works, encyclopedias and the texts of the Church Fathers. He was born at Saint-Flour (Cantal) and studied, Pair. Latina, vol. xcvi.); Vita metrica in Poëtae Latini aevi Carolini, vol. iii. (Mod. Germ. hist.); JB Pitra, Histoire de Saint Léger ( ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to, 1846); and J Friedrich, Zur Gesch. des Hausmeiers Ebroin, in the Proceedings of the Academy of Munich ( 1887, pp. 42-61).

This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.