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Charlemagne/Romans part 3

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Jan 19, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/19/96
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The _Acta_ of St.Firmin of Uzes say that he was the son of Ferreol and
Industria of Narbonne, and had a nephew who succeeded him, also
called ferreol. The _Acta_ of St.Ferreol of Uzes say he succeeded his
uncle St.Firmin. They also say he was a grandson through his mother
of a Frankish king. Thus a number of genealogists since the 19th century
have seen Firmin's father Ferreol as Ferreolus, son of Tonantius
Ferreolus. This man was the recipient of a letter from Sidonius
Apollinarius (sp?) about 479. At that time he was living with his brother
on the family estate at Prusianum near Nimes. Thus, this school maintains
is the explanation of Ansbert _ex genere senatorum_ which occurrs
in the _Carolingiae domus genealogia_. As _Ferreolus_ and _Firminus_
appear quite often in the 6th century, it is possible that there
were indeed later descendants of Tonantius Ferreolus. However the
specific connection bettween him and Ansbert has not been accepted
by specialists in Late Antique Gaul. Stroheker 1947 (p173) in his study
on the Senatorial families in the 5th-6th centuries says there is no
hard evidence that Ferreol father of St.Firmin, was the son of
Tonantius. He mentions the _CDG_ and its claims for Ansbert and says
that this is not a reliable historical source for the 6th century.

However as this sort of thing catches popularimagination in a way
that Strohekers researches probably don't (:, I include the stemma
here (if it doesn't come out on your screen, my apologies, the
mail here has a lousy editor):


Tonantius Ferreolus m. Papianilla
Praetorian Prefect |
of Gaul 451-2/3 |
alive 469 |
|
Ferreolus m. Industria of Narbonne
living at |
Prusianum |
479 |
|
___________________________________|____________________________
| | | | | | | |
Ansbert Deotar Firmin Gamard-Bobo Agiulf Raginfrid Goda Maria
| Bp of Bp of | Bp of | nun nun
| Alais Uzes | Metz |
| d.553? | 601 |
| |_______ |
| | |
__|_________________________ | ___|_________
| | | | | | |
Arnoald Ferreol Moderic Tarsicia | Mummolus Hector
Bp of Bp of Bp of nun at | patricius
Metz Uzes Alais Rodez |
| d.581 |
| |
| ______________|______________________
| | | | | |
Arnulf Godinus Goverigo-Abbo Ratbert Doda Dodalina
Bp of | Bp of Metz?
Metz |
d.c640 |
| Sigolina Pippin I
| d.c639
| |
| |
_|______________________ _____________|___
| | | | | |
Chlodulf Walchisus Anchisus/Ansegisel m. Begga Grimoald Gertrude
Bp of | d. 648/676 | Mayor of d.659
Metz | | Austrasia
659 | | d.657
| | |
Martin Wandregisel Pippin II m. Plectrude
d.680 of Fontenelle d.714 |
d.667 . |
. |
. |
. Grimoald (II)
. d.714
.
.
Charles (Martel)
d.741

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