Marcomer
Sign in to saveMarcomer, also spelled Marcomeres, Marchomer, or Marchomir (c. ? - 392) was a Frankish Dux in the late 4th century who assisted in an invasion of the Roman Empire in the year 388, as the usurper and leader of the whole of Roman Gaul, Magnus Maximus, was surrounded by Theodosius I in the city of Aquileia.
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- Gender
- male
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- Pharamond
- Sibling
- Sunno
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- king of Franks
- Family
- Merovingian dynasty
- Noble title
- duke
- Follows
- Genobaud
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- 0400-00-00
- date of death
- 0392-01-01
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- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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- Sunno
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Marcomer, also spelled Marcomeres, Marchomer, or Marchomir (c. ? - 392) was a Frankish Dux in the late 4th century who assisted in an invasion of the Roman Empire in the year 388, as the usurper and leader of the whole of Roman Gaul, Magnus Maximus, was surrounded by Theodosius I in the city of Aquileia.
==History== The invasion is documented by Gregory of Tours who cited the now lost work of Sulpicius Alexander. According to this account, Marcomer, Sunno and Genobaud invaded the Roman provinces Germania Inferior and Gallia Belgica in Gaul. They broke through the limes, killed many people, destroyed the most fruitful lands and made the city of Cologne panic.
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