Savaric was the Bishop of Auxerre from 710 until his death. A member of high nobility, he was a warrior who held a bishopric. He was the father of Eucherius

Eucherius of Orléans

Saint Eucherius of Orléans , nephew of Suavaric, bishop of Auxerre, was Bishop of Orléans.Reading the letters of Paul the Apostle led Eucehrius to seek the monastic life in 714, when he retired to the Abbey of Jumièges in the Diocese of Rouen. After seven years his uncle, Suavaric, Bishop of...

, Bishop of Orleans.

He gathered a large army and subjected the region of the Nivernais

Nivernais

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, Avallon

Avallon

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ais, and Tonnerre

Tonnerre

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 to his rule during the reigns of Childebert III

Childebert III

Childebert III, called the Just , son of Theuderic III and Clotilda and sole king of the Franks , he was seemingly but a puppet of the mayor of the palace, Pepin of Heristal, though his placita show him making judicial decisions of his own will, even against the Arnulfing clan...

 and Dagobert III

Dagobert III

Dagobert III was Merovingian king of the Franks .He was a son of Childebert III. He succeeded his father as the head of the three Frankish kingdoms—Neustria and Austrasia, unified since Pippin's victory at Tertry in 687, and the Kingdom of Burgundy—in 711, at the age of twelve...

. He marched a large army on Lyon

Lyon

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but died in battle.

Sources

• Geary, Patrick J. Before France and Germany. Oxford University Press: 1988.