WARATO (-[686]). "Chlothacharius rex Francorum" with "Warratone, Baseno grafionibus, item Amalberto, Madelando seniscalcis et Weningo comite palatii" settled a dispute between the church of Rouen and the abbey of St Denis about property previously belonging to "Erchenoaldo quondam maiorum domus…filius eius Leudesius" by charter dated to [659][320]. He was appointed maior domus of Neustria in [680] by the remaining Neustrian nobility after the murder of Ebroin, and made peace with Pépin maior domus of Austrasia. He was deposed by his son, but restored after the death of the latter[321]. m ANSFLED, daughter of ---. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Waratto…matrona…Ansefledis", recording that she encouraged the assassination of "Bercharius"[322]. She arranged the assassination of her son-in-law maior domus Berchar in 688[323]. The Annales Metenses name "Drogoni…filium…Hugonem" and record that he was brought up by "matrona Ansfredis avia sua relicta uxor Warattonis"[324]. Assuming that the reference to Ansfred is correct, she was the great-grandmother of Hugo not his grandmother if the origin of Hugo's mother is correct as identified above. Warato & his wife had two children