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one Bishop of Charles the Bald
two Treason, trial and reconciliation
three Ganelon of the chansons de geste
four References
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Wenilo[a] (died 865) was the archbishop of Sens[b] from 836 or 837. Prior to becoming bishop, Wenilo was a palatine chaplain. As bishop, he was of the leading men in Aquitaine and crowned Charles the Bald king in 848, definitively uniting Aquitaine with West Francia. In 858, he supported the East Frankish invasion and was denounced as a traitor by the king. He reconciled the next year, and retained his office until his death. Nevertheless, Wenilo passed in to legend as Ganelon, the archvillain of the Matter of France, his name a byword for "traitor".
one Bishop of Charles the Bald
two Treason, trial and reconciliation
three Ganelon of the chansons de geste
four References
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wenilo[a] (died 865) was the archbishop of Sens[b] from 836 or 837. Prior to becoming bishop, Wenilo was a palatine chaplain. As bishop, he was of the leading men in Aquitaine and crowned Charles the Bald king in 848, definitively uniting Aquitaine with West Francia. In 858, he supported the East Frankish invasion and was denounced as a traitor by the king. He reconciled the next year, and retained his office until his death. Nevertheless, Wenilo passed in to legend as Ganelon, the archvillain of the Matter of France, his name a byword for "traitor".
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