Hildebald 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | L VIII/E IX |
| Dates | 799 (taq) / 800 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | Hildebaldus;
Hildivaldus |
| Religion | Christian |
| Ethnicity | Frank |
| Locations | Cologne;
Cologne (officeplace);
Francia (residence);
Francia;
Rome |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Titles | Archbishop, Amiens (Francia) (office) |
| Textual Sources | Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Hildebald 1 was the Frankish archbishop (of Cologne) and capellanus of Charlemagne (Karoulos 1); in 799 he and the comes Ascheric 1 were sent by Karoulos 1 to meet the bishop of Rome, pope Leo III (Leo 11), who was en route to Francia to see Karoulos 1: Lib. Pont. 98. 16 ("Hildebaldo archiepiscopo et capellano"). In 800 he was one of two archbishops (see Arn 1) sent with other envoys ("missi") by Karoulos 1 to escort the pope Leo III (Leo 11) back to Rome from Francia; in Rome the envoys investigated allegations against the pope and, finding them baseless, arrested the accusers and sent them to Francia: Lib. Pont. 98. 20, cf. 98. 18 (Karoulos 1 sent high ranking clergy, his own royal council and leaders of the Franks to escort the pope). The envoys were presumably all present when Karoulos 1 visited Rome shortly afterwards and received the imperial crown from the hands of Leo III (Leo 11): Lib. Pont. 98. 21-23. They arrived in Rome on 29 November (the eve of the feast of St Andrew) and the act of coronation took place on 25 December: Lib. Pont. 98. 19, 23.
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