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The
referendary (Latin: referendarius; French: référendaire ) was the officer of the palace in the
Merovingian period who made the report of the royal letters in the chancelleries, so as to decide whether they should be signed and sealed.
They were frequently also the
Lord Chancellors serving the
Merovingian dynasty .
Referendaries
Known referendaries include:
Saint Rémigius ,
Bishop of Reims (497–533)
Siggo, in the courts of
Sigebert I , then
Chilperic I and finally
Childebert II (561)
Ansbert, Bishop of Rouen , in the court of
Clothar II (dates as référendaire unknown)
Audoin, Bishop of Rouen (641–689), Grand Référendaire of
Dagobert I and
Clovis II from 638 to 657
Robert I, Bishop of Tours , in the courts of Dagobert I and Clovis II (through 663)
Bonitus ,
Bishop of Auvergne , in the court of
Sigebert III , King of Austrasia
Robert II, also Chancellor to Clothaire III (through 677).
Undoubtedly, many of the other lord chancellors were also référendaire, but none are recorded as such.
See also
References
Bluche, François. L'Ancien Régime: Institutions et société. Collection: Livre de poche, Fallois, Paris, 1993
Fouracre, Paul and Gerberding, Richard A., Late Merovingian France , Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1996
Ordericus Vitalis. Forester, Thomas, ed. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy , Henry G. Bohn, London, 1854