Theoderic and Theodebert, Kings of Franks

Theoderic II and Theodebert II were Merovingian kings of Burgundy and Austrasia respectively — grandsons of Queen Brunhild — who appear 5 times in this collection in connection with Pope Gregory the Great's correspondence. They were children during most of Gregory's pontificate, with Brunhild serving as regent. Gregory's letters to the Frankish kings deal with church reform, the suppression of simony, and the organization of the English mission. They reveal papal diplomacy at work: carefully crafted letters to barbarian rulers, mixing flattery with instruction, designed to advance the church's interests in territories Rome could not control but hoped to influence.
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