Gregory I. Halfond is Associate Professor of History at Framingham State University. His prior publications include The Archaeology of Frankish Church Councils, AD 511–768 and The Medieval Way of War.

Halfond's book provides many examples for that, and he demonstrates the importance of using a wide range of primary sources to create a fuller picture of the medieval past.(Francia-Recensio) [The book] is an ambitious and impressive study. Bishops and the Politics of Patronage in Merovingian Gaul will be useful to scholars and students of the medieval episcopacy, as well as to those working in the areas of kingship/queenship studies, and the early Middle Ages.(Journal of Church and State) Gregory Halfond has produced a detailed, in-depth account of the Merovingian episcopate which showcases his impressive knowledge of his material, and which will be a welcome and useful tool for specialists in the period.(Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association)

• Introduction1. Episcopal Service to the Court2. Royal Patronage and Its Benefits3. Unity in Disunity: The Limits of Corporate Solidarity4. Disunity in Unity: Territorial Integration and Its EffectsConclusionBibliography

Gregory I. Halfond is Associate Professor of History at Framingham State University. His prior publications include The Archaeology of Frankish Church Councils, AD 511–768 and The Medieval Way of War.

Halfond's book provides many examples for that, and he demonstrates the importance of using a wide range of primary sources to create a fuller picture of the medieval past.(Francia-Recensio) [The book] is an ambitious and impressive study. Bishops and the Politics of Patronage in Merovingian Gaul will be useful to scholars and students of the medieval episcopacy, as well as to those working in the areas of kingship/queenship studies, and the early Middle Ages.(Journal of Church and State) Gregory Halfond has produced a detailed, in-depth account of the Merovingian episcopate which showcases his impressive knowledge of his material, and which will be a welcome and useful tool for specialists in the period.(Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association)

• Introduction1. Episcopal Service to the Court2. Royal Patronage and Its Benefits3. Unity in Disunity: The Limits of Corporate Solidarity4. Disunity in Unity: Territorial Integration and Its EffectsConclusionBibliography

Gregory I. Halfond is Associate Professor of History at Framingham State University. His prior publications include The Archaeology of Frankish Church Councils, AD 511–768 and The Medieval Way of War.

Halfond's book provides many examples for that, and he demonstrates the importance of using a wide range of primary sources to create a fuller picture of the medieval past.(Francia-Recensio) [The book] is an ambitious and impressive study. Bishops and the Politics of Patronage in Merovingian Gaul will be useful to scholars and students of the medieval episcopacy, as well as to those working in the areas of kingship/queenship studies, and the early Middle Ages.(Journal of Church and State) Gregory Halfond has produced a detailed, in-depth account of the Merovingian episcopate which showcases his impressive knowledge of his material, and which will be a welcome and useful tool for specialists in the period.(Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association)

• Introduction1. Episcopal Service to the Court2. Royal Patronage and Its Benefits3. Unity in Disunity: The Limits of Corporate Solidarity4. Disunity in Unity: Territorial Integration and Its EffectsConclusionBibliography