Geilo (bishop)
Geilo (or Geylo, French Gilon) (died 28 June 888) was the
Carolingians.[1]
Geilo was the son and namesake of Count Geilo. He was the abbot of
Mantaille; Boso in turn made him Bishop of Langres. He quickly changed sides and supported Carloman II in 880, being confirmed in his diocese, and even staying with the king at the siege of Vienne
throughout the year.
When Carloman died in 884, Geilo was instrumental in bringing Charles the Fat to the throne in
Siege of Paris
in 885.
On 15 January 887, at the royal palace of
Viking
activity in that area.
On 18 May 887, Geilo attended a provincial church synod at
Ermengard, to Kirchen. The events of Sélestat and Kirchen probably realised a long-sought goal of Charles': to negate the usurpation of Boso. By granting lands probably once held by Boso to Geilo and thus securing Geilo as Boso's de facto successor in northern Provence as well as adopting Louis and thus bringing Boso's heir back into the Carolingian family, Charles succeeded in reestablishing full imperial sovereignty in Provence.[6]
On Charles' death, he supported Guy III of Spoleto for the West Frankish throne, even crowning him at Langres in 888, but Guy's attempt failed and Geilo died later that year.[7]
Sources
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