Duke Odilo (d. 18 January 748), of the house of Agilolfing, ruled Bavaria from 736 until his death in 748, succeeding Duke Hukbert. Odilo presided over the establishment of bishoprics in Bavaria in 739, when the dioceses of Regensburg, Freising, Passau und Salzburg were established by St. Boniface, followed in 741 by Würzburg. Events January - An earthquake strikes the Middle East from northern Egypt to northwestern Mesopotamia, destroying many remnants of Byzantine culture. ... The Agilolfings were a family of Frankish or Bavarian nobility that ruled the historical teritory of Bavaria on behalf of their Frankish overlords from about 550 until 788. ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Regensburg (English formerly Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona, Czech Řezno) is a city (population 146,824 in 2002) in Bavaria, south-east Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. ... Freising is a city in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district Freising. ... Old Town of Passau Passau (Latin: Batavia) is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as Dreiflüssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to... Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 145,000 in 2003) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003). ... For the Roman general of this name, see Bonifacius. ... Würzburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. ...

In 741 Odilo married Hiltrud, daughter of the Frankish major domo Karl Martell, but a year later he found himself at war with Martell's sons Carloman and Pippin the Younger. Odilo had to accept Frankish overlordship over Bavaria, but remained duke. After his death, Grifo, half-brother of Carloman and Pippin, sought to establish his own rule in Bavaria, but was defeated by Pippin who installed Odilo's infant son Tassilo III as duke of Bavaria. A majordomo is the head (major) person of a domestic staff (domo), one who acts on behalf of a usually absent owner of a typically large residence. ... See also: Charles Martel dAnjou (1271-1295). ... Carloman is the name of several members of the Frankish ruling family. ... Pippin the Younger (714 - September 24, 768) often known under the mistranslation Pippin the Short (French, Pépin le Bref; German, Pippin der Kleine), was a King of the Franks (751 - 768). ... Grifo was the illegitimate son of Charles Martel, an important leader of the Franks. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...