- Askericus
Askericus or Anscharic (French: "Anschéric"; died c. 890) was the
Bishop of Paris from 886 until his death. He replaced Bishop Joscelin when the latter died during the Siege of Paris on16 April 886 . He and Count Odo led the defences of the city after Joscelin's death.Askericus came from a family prominent in the Île-de-France and in the wars with the
Vikings . Askericus was probably related to the Counts of Vermandois. His brotherTetbert, Count of Meaux , was killed fighting the Vikings in 888. Askericus was at the court ofCharles the Fat and was present at the20 May 885 coronation of Charles' as "rex in Gallia". He came with Charles' to Paris, probably as bishop-elect, and was installed as bishop by the king in the city in Autumn. In 887, it was he who went toKirchen to collect the ransom owed the Vikings for releaving their siege.ource
*MacLean, Simon. "Kingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century: Charles the Fat and the end of the Carolingian Empire". Cambridge University Press: 2003.
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