Solomon II, Bishop of Constance

Solomon II, Bishop of Constance

Solomon II or Salomon II (died 23 December 889) was the Bishop of Constance from 875 until his death. He was a relative of his predecessor and namesake Solomon I and stood in the middle of an "episcopal dynasty." He was commended for his life when the "Annales Fuldenses" record his death. He was succeeded by his own namesake and another relative, Solomon III.

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*" [http://www.medievalsources.co.uk/fulda.htm The Annals of Fulda] ". (Manchester Medieval series, Ninth-Century Histories, Volume II.) Reuter, Timothy (trans.) Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992.


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