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Remembering and Misremembering a Tyrant: Politics and Reputation in Late Merovingian Francia

Sheehan, Ryan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1682358093822363

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2023, Artium Baccalaureus (AB), Ohio University, History.
This thesis examines the career of Ebroin, Frankish mayor of the palace from 664- 673 and 675-680 CE. His career as mayor was controversial: his enemies called him an unjust tyrant for acting against the interests of the Frankish aristocracy, and he became infamous for ordering the blinding and murder of Bishop Leudegar of Autun. After his assassination in 680, Ebroin’s legacy fell into the hands of his enemies, who used it to further their own agendas. Although a study of Ebroin can make use of a multitude of sources, their accounts of the mayor are often contradictory and biased. This thesis seeks to uncover the successes of Ebroin’s career hidden in contemporary sources and trace how his legacy changed soon after his death, during the Carolingian period, and beyond. A thorough investigation of the differing accounts of near-contemporary sources and later sources reveals that Ebroin’s career was more successful than authors made it out to be and that the influence of his enemies transformed his legacy into a simplified and misunderstood shadow of itself centuries after his death.
Kevin Uhalde (Advisor)
118 p.
History; Medieval History
Medieval history; Francia; Merovingian France; politics; legacy; reputation; memory; hagiography; Ebroin; Leudegar

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  • Sheehan, R. (2023). Remembering and Misremembering a Tyrant: Politics and Reputation in Late Merovingian Francia [Electronic thesis or dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1682358093822363

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sheehan, Ryan. Remembering and Misremembering a Tyrant: Politics and Reputation in Late Merovingian Francia. 2023. Ohio University, Electronic thesis or dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1682358093822363.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sheehan, Ryan. "Remembering and Misremembering a Tyrant: Politics and Reputation in Late Merovingian Francia." Electronic thesis or dissertation, Ohio University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1682358093822363

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