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About Hugh the Abbot
Hugh the Abbot of Auxerre was a prominent nobleman and prelate in the Carolingian Empire, who held several ecclesiastical and administrative posts in the West Frankish Kingdom during the reigns of king Charles the Bald and his successors. He was a member of the Elder House of Welf, and a son of Conrad the Elder, Count of Argengau and countess Adelaide of Tours. His brother Conrad the Younger was Count of Auxerre and Lord of Transjuran Burgundy. Hugh's paternal aunts were: empress Judith, and queen Emma.
Everything about Hugh the Abbot →- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Position held
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne, abbot of Saint-Martin of Tours, abbot of Saint-Vaast of Arras, abbot of Saint-Aignan of Orléans
- Born
- 850
- Died
- May 12, 886