Ebbo
Ebbo or Ebo (c. 775 – 20 March 851) was the
He was an important figure in the spread of
When Louis's sons by his first marriage to
He then became a loyal follower of Lothair. He remained with him even after Louis's reinstatement in March 834. When Lothair had to flee to
.Ebbo was restored when Louis died and Lothair succeeded him in December 840. A year later, however, Charles the Bald was in control of France and Ebbo was deposed a second time. Hincmar was appointed to succeed him in 845 and refused to recognise his acts during his reinstatement. They were declared invalid by the Council of Soissons in 853.
Ebbo went to the court of Lothair, but
He wrote the Apologeticum Ebbonis in defence of his reinstatement. It was probably one of his ordinations from the period of his reinstatement who penned the
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ebbo". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Opera Omnia of Ebo Rheminensis Episcopus, with analytical indexes, edited by Jacques-Paul Migne, Patrologia Latina