Editing Hubert of Liège (section)

==Early life==
Hubert was born about the year 656, the eldest son of a Frankish duke.<ref name=Brown/> At the age of 10 he nearly died from a fever. As a youth, Hubert was sent to the [[Neustria]]n court of [[Theuderic III]] ({{reign | 673 | 691}}) at Paris, where his charm and agreeable address led to his investment with the dignity of [[Count palatine| "count of the palace"]]. Like many nobles of the time, Hubert was a hunting enthusiast.

About this time (682), Hubert married Floribanne, daughter of Dagobert, [[Counts of Louvain | Count of Leuven]].<ref name=Brown/> (Their son [[Floribert of Liège]] later would succeed his father as Bishop of [[Liège]] - in office: 727 to {{circa | 737}}; bishoprics were all but accounted as fiefs heritable in the great families of the [[Merovingian dynasty | Merovingian kingdoms]].) Hubert moved to the [[Austrasian]] court where he was warmly welcomed by [[Pepin of Herstal]], Mayor of the palace, who entitled him almost immediately Grand Master of the household.