Hortensius | |
|---|---|
| Count of Auvergne | |
| Reign | 515-532 533- |
| Predecessor | Apollinaris of Clermont |
| Successor | Sigivald Evodius |
| Issue | Evodius |
Hortensius was count of Auvergne from 516 to 532[1], and then from 533[2].
Life
editHortensius was a patrician and senator of Clermont from the auvergnan aristocracy, stil culturally roman[2].
In 516 he was granted the title of count of Auvergne by Theuderic I, king of the franks, that marched against Auvergne[3].
In 532 he was replaced by Sigivald after a power struggle between Theuderic and his brother, Childebert I, for the county of Auvergne. A few months later, however, Sigivald was replaced by Becco and then Hortensius was reinstated in 533[2][4].
References
edit- ^ Adrien Bayard (2013). Les lieux élitaires du premier du premier Moyen Âge en Auvergne : Premiers éléments de réflexion. Goliards.
- ^ a b c Godefroi Kurth (1899). Les comtes d'Auvergne au vie siècle. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique.
- ^ Martin Quenehen (2010). Les Juifs de l’évêque. De l’usage des Juifs dans l’œuvre de Grégoire de Tours. Archives Juives - Revue d'histoire des juifs de France.
- ^ Boudet, Marcellin (1901). Comtes d'auvergne aux ve & vie siecles et le palais de victorius.