à chaudes larmes , bitterly
1. 28. luttaient à qtii mieux mieux , vied with each other to the utmost.
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1. 1. Ægidius. Bishop of Rheims, and mixed up in most of the disorders of the time. He was degraded 590 a.d. by Brunichild. notoirement vendu , known to be sold.
1. 3 a. Lupus. Brunichild’s right hand in her attempts to organize Austrasia after the Roman fashion. Fortunatus says to Lupus “Te duce sed nobis hic modo Roma redit”.
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1. 1,2. Raukhing, Ursio, Bertefred. These ‘dukes’ formed a plot against Childebert IL of Austrasia in 587 A.D., but were detected. Raukhing was killed on the palace steps. Ursio and Bertefred took sanctuary, but were driven out and killed 588.
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1. 2. maréchaussée means literally the mounted police (now gendarmerie), expédition de maréchaussée, ‘hue and cry expédition’. 7?iaréchaussée from maréchal.
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1. 13. comte du palais. Under the first two dynasties the count of the palace acted as judge to ail the officers of the king’s household. He was assisted in the discharge of his duties by inferior officers named échevins du palais .
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1. 21. que Fredegonde, allant droit au but. This is more likely, for Fredcgund afterwards got rid of Chlodowig, the remaining step-son, in that way.
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1. 8. qui justement revenait , who was opportunely returning.
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1. 10. la grande intrigue du siècle . Guntchramn-Boso met a pretender called Gundowald, said to be a son of Clothar I., at Constantinople, and with him as figure-head, and Mummolus, Desiderius and others as accomplices, a plot was formed to overthrow the kingdoms of Neustria and Burgundy. However Guntchramn-Boso deserted, betrayed and helped to murder Gundowald, 585 a.d. After the treaty of Andelot, 587, Guntchramn-Boso was murdered, or rather informally executed, by order of king Guntchramn.
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(For the Merovingian kings and queens see genealogical table.)
Ægidius, bishop of Rheims, during the sixth century.
Athanagildes, King of the Visigoths of Spain (554—567)*
Desiderius, Duke of Toulouse, killed before Carcassonne, in 587.
Dioclétien (C. Valerius Jovius Aurelius Diocletianus ) b. 245 ; emperor, 284 ; abdicated, 305 ; d- 3i3-
Fortunatus (Venantius Hono rius Clementia7ms Fortunatus ) b, ? 530 ; bishop of Poitiers ; d.
Germanus (Saint-Germain) bishop of Paris.
GERMANUs(Saint-Germain) bishop of Auxerre, b. 358; bishop, 418; d. 448 : commémoration, July 3i*
Gonthramn-Bose or Boso, Duke of Arvernia; murdered, 587.
Gregorius Turonensis ( Geor gias Florent itis ) b. 538, bishop
of Tours, 573 ; d. 595. His Historia ecclesiastica Franc or um in ten books is the most valuable contribution to the early history of France.
Hilaire (Saint) bishop of Poitiers. d. 368. His works were published in 1693.
Martin (Saint) b. ? 316. Bishop of Tours, 371 ; d. between 396 and 400.
Mummulus (Eonius), a Gallo- Roman general, named patrician by Gonthramn, King of Burgundy. Killed, 585.
Polyeucte (Saint) martyred in 259. Hero of one of Pierre Corneille’s best tragédies.
Praetextatus (Saint) archb. of Rouen, 555; murdered, 586; commemorated, Feb. 24.
Salvius (Saint-Sauve), bishop of Albi, 580, and of Amiens, 630.
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Adoar. A river in S. W. France.
Agen (Aginnum). A town on the Garonne in the présent department of Lot et Garonne.
Albi , Alby (Albiga). A town on the R. Tarn, in the department of that name.
Allnye ( Avallocium ). A village near Chartres, south of that city.
Andelau , Andelot (. Andelaum ). A small town in the department of Haute Marrie.
Angers ( Andegavi ). A city on the R. Mayenne, a little N. of its confluence with the Loire.
Angonlême (E colis ma). A town on the Charente, in the department of Charente.
Aquilaine ( Aquitanid ). A name given more or less vaguely to the S. W. of Gaul, between the Loire and the Pyrenees.
A rets -sur- A ube ( A rciaca ) . A t o wn on the R. Aube, in the department of Aube.
Arles (Arelalum). A city at the apex of the Rhône delta, in the présent department of Bouches du Rhône.
Arras (. Atrebatum ). A city on the R. Scarpe in the department of Pas de Calais.
Attigny (Attiniacum). A town on the Aisne, in the department of Ardennes.
Aube (Alba). A tributary of the Seine, on the right bank.
Auvergne . A mountainous district in the south centre of Gaul, in the position of the présent department of Puy-de-Dôme.
Auxerre ( A u tissiodorti ?n ) . A city on the R. Yonne, in the department of Yonne.
Avignon ( Avinio , Avennica). A city on the Rhône, department of Vaucluse.
Avr anches (A brincates) . A small town in Normandy, in the présent department of Manche.
Béarn (. Benarnum ) and Bigorre (. Bigorra ). Two towns in the S.
of Gaul, now no longer existing.
The former was probably near Pau, the latter near Tarbes.
Bordeaux ( Burdegala ). A city on the Garonne, near its mouth, and an important commercial port.
Bourges (Bituricaé). A city on the R. Auron, in the department of Cher.
B raine ( Brannacus , Brinnacus).
A small town E. of Soissons, in the department of Aisne.
Cahors ( Cadurcum ). A city in the S. of France, on the R. Lot, department of Lot.
Carcassonne ( Carcassona ). A city
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in the S. of France, on the R.
Aude, department of Aude.
Chalon-sur-Saône ( Cabillonum) . A town on the Saône, department of Saône et Loire.
Chare7ite. A river in Western France.
Chartres (Carnutum). A city on the R. Eure, department of Eure et Loir.
Châteaudun ( Castellodunum) . A town on the R. Loir, in the same department.
Compïègne ( Compendium ) . A town on the R. Oise, department of Oise.
Conserans ( Consorani ). A town near the Pyrenees, now decayed, department of Arriège.
Cuise, Forêt de ( Cotia silva). A forest which once stretched along the S. bank of the Oise.
Dax (A quœ Tarbellicœ ). A town on the Adour, in the department of Landes.
Douai (Duacum). A town on the Scarpe, department of Nord.
Escaut (. Scaldis ). Scheldt, a river rising in N. France and flowing through Belgium.
Jouay ( Jocundiacum ). A village a few miles S, of Tours.
Lambres ( Lambri ). A village on the Scarpe, near Douai.
Laon (. Laudunum ), a city in the department of Aisne.
I^e Mans ( Cenomanniùm ). A city on the R. Sarthe, department of Sarthe.
Limoges (Lemovïces) a city and Limousin a district in central France. The city is on the R.
Vienne, department of Haute Vienne.
Loir ( Lidis ). A tributary of the R. Loire, on the right bank.
Loire ( Liger ). The great river of central France.
Lyon ( Lugdunum ). At the junction of the Rhône and Saône.
A city in the department of Rhône.
Marne ( Matrona ). A tributary of the Seine, on the right bank.
Marseille ( Massilia ) . A great commercial port on the Mediterranean, department of Bouches du Rhône.
Meaux (Afeldae). A town on the Marne, not far E. of Paris, in the department of Seine et Marne.
Melun (. Melodunum ). A town on the Seine, department of Seine et Marne.
Metz ( Mettis ). A city on the Moselle, in German Lorraine.
Meiise (Mosa). Or Maas, a river rising in N. E. France and flowing through E. Belgium.
Moselle (Mosella) . A tributary of the Rhine, rising in the Vosges Mts.
ATantes (Namnetes). A city on the Loire, near its mouth, department of Loire Inférieure.
Narbonne ( Narbona ). A city near the sea, in the department of Aude, in the S. of France.
Nevers ( Nivernum ). A town 011 the Loire, in the department of Nièvre in central France.
Orléans (. Aureliamtm ). A city on the Loire, department of Loiret.
Périgueux (. Petrocoriacum ). A
town on the R. Isle, department of Dordogne.
Poitiers ( Pictavum ). A city on the R. Clain, department of Vienne.
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Reims (Demi). Or Rheims, a city of N. E. France, department of Marne.
Saint-Ccilais ( Aninsulo ). A town in the department of Sarthe.
Saint-Denis. A small town N.
of Paris, and near it.
Saintes ( Santones ). A town on the Charente, department of Charente Inférieure.
Scarpe. A tributary of the Scheldt, on the left bank.
Sentis (Silvanecti) . A town in the department of Oise.
Soissons ( Suessiones ). A city on the R. Aisne, department of Aisne.
Somme. A river in N. France.
Térouane , Thérouanne( Taruennà).
A town in the extreme N. of France on the R. Lys, department of Pas de Calais.
Tolbiac ( Tolbiacas ). N ow Zülpich, a place some 25 miles S. W. of Cologne.
Toledo ( Toletum ). A city of Spain, on the Tagus.
Toulouse ( Tholosd ). A city of S.
France, on the Garonne, in the department of Haute Garonne.
Tournai ( Tornacus ). A city on the Scheldt, in Belgium, in the province of Hainault.
Tours ( Turones ). A city on the Loire, in the department of Indre et Loire.
Troyes ( Trecae ). A city on the Seine, department of Aube.
Vendôme ( Vindocinum ). A town on the Loir, department of Loir et Cher.
Verberie ( Ver mer ia, Verberiacum).
A small town near the R. Oise, in the department of Oise.
Vitry ( Victoriacum) . A sm al 1 town on the Scarpe, department of Pas de Calais.
Wahal or Waal ( Vachalis). A branch of the Rhine flowing through the S. of Holland.
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