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Grifo
Grifo (726–753) was the son of the Frankish major domo Charles Martel and his second wife Swanahild.
After the death of Charles Martel power may well have been intended to be divided among Grifo and his half-brothers Pepin the Younger (Pepin the Short) and Carloman. Grifo, considered illegitimate by Pepin and Carloman, was besieged in Laon by his half-brothers, captured, and imprisoned in a monastery.
On his escape in 747, his maternal great-uncle Duke Odilo of Bavaria provided
Leonardo Grifo
Leonardo Grifo (died 1485) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Benevento (1482–1485).
Biography.
On 23 Sep 1482, Leonardo Grifo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Archbishop of Benevento.
He served as Archbishop of Benevento until his death in Oct 1485.
Bibliography.
- Hofmann, W. "Forschungen zur Geschichte der Kurialen Behörden von Schisma bis zur Reformation". Rom 1914, Band II, p. 123. (in German)
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