Leo 279 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E IX |
| Dates | 802 (taq) / 802 (tpq) |
| PmbZ No. | 4407 |
| Locations | Francia; Constantinople |
| Titles | Spatharios (dignity) |
| Textual Sources | Annales Regni Francorum, ed. F. Kurze, MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895; repr. 1950) (annals) |
Leo 279 was a spatharios; in 802 he was sent by the empress Eirene (Eirene 1) as envoy from Constantinople to Charlemagne (Karoulos 1) to make peace; he returned accompanying a Frankish embassy consisting of the bishop of Amiens, Iesse 1, and Helmgaud (Helmgoth 1): Annales Regni Francorum s.a. 802.
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