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Judicael ap Hoel Iudicael of Domnonee
- Preferred Name: Judicael ap Hoel Iudicael of Domnonee[1]
- Gender: M
- ap Judhael or Iudhael: with note: data standardization
- Birth: BET 585 AND 590 in Domnonia, England at LATI: N2.4379 LONG: E1.6496 with note: also know as Devon, England home of the Bretons
- Burial: AFT 17 DEC 658 in Gaël, Duchy of Bretagne, Frankish Empire at LATI: N8.1315 LONG: E2.2217
- Death: 17 DEC 658 in Gaël, Duchy of Bretagne, Frankish Empire at LATI: N8.1315 LONG: E2.2217
- Religion: Saint
- FSID: GQZR-F2B
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Wikipedia -
Saint Judicael or Judicaël (c. 590 – 16 or 17 December 658), also spelled Judhael (with many other variants),[1] was the king of Domnonée and high king of the Bretons in the mid-7th century.
Life
According to Gregory of Tours, the Bretons were divided into various regna (minor kingdoms) during the sixth century, of which Domnonia, Cornouaille, and Gwened are the best known. They initially pledged themselves to Childebert I in exchange for legitimacy. They attempted to escape Frankish rule during the time of Chilperic I, who subdued Waroch II and at least the eastern realms of the region. Guntram, Chilperic's brother, retained his lordship over Waroch and the Brittani formed a Frankish tributary-vassal state through the reign of Dagobert I.[2]
In the Chronicle of Fredegar, a Judicael son of Hoel III (580-612) was named as King of the Bretons at this time. It is highly likely that he was the Domnonian King Judicael of Breton tradition. This would indicate that Domnonia had at the time swallowed up Broweroch and Judicael had become a High King. This is probably the reason for his dealings with Dagobert and Eligius.
In 635, Dagobert ordered Judicael to come to his palace at Clichy and renew fealty to the king, otherwise threatening to invade. The Breton king complied and arrived with gifts, but apparently insulted Dagobert by refusing to eat at the royal table.[3]
Legacy
Around 640, he retired to the monastery of Saint John at Gwazel, not far from the monastery of Paimpont that he had founded. After his death, he was buried beside his abbot, Saint Méen, and declared a saint; his feast day is 17 December. He was succeeded by his son Alain II, known as Alan Hir (the tall). He is said to have fathered Saints Judoc and Winnoc.
Sources:
- Title: Wikipedia - St Judicael ap Hoel
Author: Chardonnet, Joseph. Livre d'or des saints de Bretagne. Rennes: Armor-Éditeur, 1977. See esp. pp. 139–42. Smith, Julia M. H. (2 November 2006). Province and Empire: Brittany and the Carolingians. Cambridge University Press. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-521-03030-4. BHL 4503[1]
Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Judicael;
Note: Saint Judicael or Judicaël (c. 590 – 16 or 17 December 658), also spelled Judhael (with many other variants),[1] was the king of Domnonée and high king of the Bretons in the mid-7th century.
Contents
1 Life
2 Legacy
3 Notes
4 Sources
5 External links
Life
A gold coin minted by Judicael in the 630s.
According to Gregory of Tours, the Bretons were divided into various regna (minor kingdoms) during the sixth century, of which Domnonia, Cornouaille, and Gwened are the best known. They initially pledged themselves to Childebert I in exchange for legitimacy. They attempted to escape Frankish rule during the time of Chilperic I, who subdued Waroch II and at least the eastern realms of the region. Guntram, Chilperic's brother, retained his lordship over Waroch and the Brittani formed a Frankish tributary-vassal state through the reign of Dagobert I.[2] In the Chronicle of Fredegar, a Judicael son of Hoel III (580-612) was named as King of the Bretons at this time. It is highly likely that he was the Domnonian King Judicael of Breton tradition. This would indicate that Domnonia had at the time swallowed up Broweroch and Judicael had become a High King. This is probably the reason for his dealings with Dagobert and Eligius.
In 635, Dagobert ordered Judicael to come to his palace at Clichy and renew fealty to the king, otherwise threatening to invade. The Breton king complied and arrived with gifts, but apparently insulted Dagobert by refusing to eat at the royal table.[3]
Legacy
Around 640, he retired to the monastery of Saint John at Gwazel, not far from the monastery of Paimpont that he had founded. After his death, he was buried beside his abbot, Saint Méen, and declared a saint; his feast day is 17 December. He was succeeded by his son Alain II, known as Alan Hir (the tall). He is said to have fathered Saints Judoc and Winnoc.
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