Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Atanasio, Bishop of Naples
Abt 855 - 898 (~ 43 years)-
Name Atanasio Suffix Bishop of Naples Birth Abt 855 [1] Gender Male Death 898 [1] Person ID I10272 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of EK, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD, Ancestor of LDN, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK, Ancestor of UKL, Ancestor of WPF Last Modified 1 Sep 2020
Father Gregorio III, b. Abt 830 d. 870 (Age ~ 40 years) Family ID F5835 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children + 1. Gemma di Napoli d. 971 Family ID F5834 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Dec 2015
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Notes - Also Duke of Naples, after he blinded and deposed his brother Sergio II in 878. In this usurpation he was initially supported by Pope John VIII, who wished to break the Neapolitan friendship with the Muslim world. However, in 879, John excommunicated Atanasio for not having yet broken with the Saracens. This excommunication was lifted before 886, but Atanasio continued to play complex diplomatic and military games with Saracen and Byzantine power. A hellenophile, he is credited with having preserved many Greek manuscripts.
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Sources - [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler.
- [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler.