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Carney & Wehofer Family
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 436 - 481 (45 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  King Childeric I of the FRANCS was born in 436 in Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium (son of King Merovech (Meroveus), of France and Chlodeswinthe (Vaerica Merica) RIPUAIRES); died on 26 Nov 481 in Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GJTW-452
- RULED: 458-481
- _UID: F31C825971AE41DBB0A20E676663C14CC24C
Notes:
Page 212 in "Dawn of European Civilization" has Merovingian chart. Itdiffers a little from some others; Cloderic is same as Childeric.
From "Rulers of the World" by R. F. Tapsell: "Childeric I became thethird King of the Franks in 458. He fought with the Roman Aegidiusagainst the Wisigoths. When Aegidius died in 464, he was succeeded byCount Paul. Childeric I's army helped Count Paul push back a Saxonadvance from Angers around 466. Count Paul died in 470. They had torepeat this feat around 475, since Count Paul had died and the Saxonsonce again had attempted to expand into Angers.
(Andre Castelot, Histoire de La France, Pages, 176, 200). Born: before 433, son of Merovee=Merovech, Prince des Francs and N?, Childeric I is presumed to have been at least 15 years of age by the time he succeeded his father in 448. Between 480 and 481 Childeric I's tomb in Tournai was discovered in 1653 and contained magnificent weapons. Buried: circa 481 in Tournai, Bigorre, France.
King of the Salian Franks 456-481, Childeric succeeded his semi-legendary father Merovech as king of the Salian Franks of northern Gaul in 456, during Roman times. He became infatuated with the daughters of his subjects, who were so incensed about this that they forced him to give up the throne. He discovered that they intended to assassinate him, and he fled to Thuringia, leaving a close friend and telling him to send him amessage when Childeric could return to his kingdom.
Childeric took refuge with Bisinus, King of the Thuringian Franks, and his wife Basina. The king elected by the Franks was cruel, and soon after Childeric was re-called to his kingdom by his friend, and was restored to the throne. Once Bisinus and Childeric were both kings, Basina deserted her husband and went to live with Childeric, who married her and had a son Clovis.
After a battle with Odoacer, King of the Saxons (and conquerer of the Western Roman Empire, 476), at Orleans, Childeric and the Saxon king made a peace treaty and together subdued the Alamanni, who had invaded a part of Italy. In 481 Childeric died and was succeeded by Clovis, his son by Basina.
Childeric married Basina, Princess Of Thuringia in 464 in Germany. Basina (daughter of Banin Chlodwig I (King Of Cologne) and Basina Of Saxony) was born in 444 in Thuringia, Germany; died in 489. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Audofleda was born in 465; died on 30 Apr 526 in Ravenna, Italy.
- King Clovis I "The Great", of France was born in 466 in Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium; died on 27 Nov 511 in Church Of St Pierre, Paris, France; was buried in Eglise DE Saint Pierre, France.
- Lanthechild was born in 469; and died.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | King Merovech (Meroveus), of France was born in 412 in France (son of King Chlodio Of Tournai (Clodius), of France and Siegse (Argotta) (Princess ("Basina") Of The Thuringians) THURINGIANS); died in 458. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GJT7-V9C
- _UID: AEDC3AAD12BF48FF8D06935AF09B0F57FA59
Notes:
Merovech governed the Salic Franks, defeated "Attila the Hun" (in 451),and was son or son-in-law of Clodion. Before 430, the Salic Francstraverse the Escaut, and settle north of Gand [Gant] and also intoCourtrai. Their chief, Clodion, takes Cambrai in 430. When Clodion diedin 448, Merovee would succeed him as chief. Merovee was a FrankishPrince who ruled over the Saliennes [thus, this Merovee is King of theSalic Francs] from 452-458. He was the commander of the Francs in thegreat Battle of the Catalonic Fields, where he defeated Attila the Hun in451. It is from his name that the kings of the First Race derived theirname. The Huns had steadily increased their domination from humblebeginnings off the Caspian sea from Caucase to the Elbe, from Muldavia toHungary in the later part of the Fourth Century. During his reign, theEmpress of the Roman Empire, Galla Placidia, (in 423) governed in thename of her 4-year old son, Valentinius III. She put the Gallo-RomanAetius [who really came from Bulgaria [originally Silistria] in charge ofmaintaining the Roman authority over Gaule. Although unsuccessfulagainst the Wisigoths, Merovech pushed the Riparian Francs beyond theRhine. In 440, the Riparians would return and take over Cologne andTreves. In the meantime, the Burgundians settle in what would becomeBourgogne and in Savoie. In 443, they were camped around Worms andMayence under the command of their King, Gonthier. Merocech died in 458.
Born before 390, son of Arcadios Claudius Claudianus and Eudoxie, Meroveeis presumed to have been at least 15 years of age by the time his sonChilderic I was born. Married before 405: She was a concubine.
Before 430, the Salic Francs traverse the Escaut, and settle north ofGand [Gant] and also into Courtrai. Their chief, Clodion, takes Cambraiin 430. When Clodion died in 448, Merovee would succeed him as chief.Merovee was a Frankish Prince who ruled over the Saliennes [thus, thisMerovee is King of the Salic Francs] from 452-458. He was the commanderof the Francs in the great Battle of the Catalonic Fields, where hedefeated Attila the Hun in 451. It is from his name that the kings of theFirst Race derived their name. The Huns had steadily increased theirdomination from humble beginnings off the Caspian sea from Caucase to theElbe, from Muldavia to Hungary in the later part of the Fourth Century.
During his reign the Empress of the Roman Empire, Galla Placidia, in 423governed in the name of her 4-year old son, Valentinius III. She put theGallo-Roman Aetius [who really came from Bulgaria [originally Silistria]in charge of maintaining the Roman authority over Gaule.
Although he was unsuccessful against the Wisigoths, he pushed theRiparian Francs beyond the Rhine. In 440, the Riparians would return andtake over Cologne and Treves. In the meantime, the Burgundians settle inwhat would become Bourgogne and in Savoie. In 443, they are camped aroundWorms and Mayence under the command of their King, Gonthier. Died: in458. (Andre Castelot, Histoire de La France, Pages, 176, 200).
448 - Meroveus - "One of the greatest threats posed to the early RomanChurch prior to 751 was the royal Merovingian dynasty of Gaul. They weremale-line descendants of the Fisher Kings, with an ancestry tracing backto the family of Jesus and were named after their founder Meroveus, whomthe Franks had proclaimed their Guardian at Tournai in AD 448. TheMerovingians reigned by an ancient tradition of Messianic right andinheritance passed down from generations of ancestors. In keeping withthe Grail Code, they served as guardians of their people, rather thanterritorial overlords. Hence, they were styled 'Kings of the Franks', butnever Kings of France." [Laurence Gardner, Realm Of The Ring Lords]
Merovech married Chlodeswinthe (Vaerica Merica) RIPUAIRES. Chlodeswinthe (daughter of King Clovis Des Ripuaires Of The FRANKS and Hildegonde (Ildegonde) Of Cologne FRANCS) was born in 418-419 in Westphalia, Germany; died in 449. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 4. | King Chlodio Of Tournai (Clodius), of France was born in 395 in Westphalia, Germany (son of King Pharamond of The West Franks, Of France and Argotta (Rosamunde) (Queen Of The Franks)); died in 448 in Amiens, Picardy, Franconia; was buried in Cambray, Nord, France. Other Events:
- Alt. Birth: 395 ?, Westphalia, Germany; Alt. Birth
- FamilySearch ID: GJTW-QXZ
- Occupation: King of France
- _UID: B0C98E5481634A4C97F34C72494C2DC7A634
- Alt. Death: 448, Amiens, Picardy, Franconia; Alt. Death
Notes:
King of the Franks.
Chlodio (probably died after 450), also Clodio, Clodius, Clodion, Cloio or Chlogio, was a Frankish king who attacked and then apparently ruled Roman-inhabited lands around Cambrai and Tournai, near the modern border of Belgium and France. He is known from very few records.
His influence probably reached as far south as the River Somme. He was therefore the first Frankish ruler to become established so deep within the Roman empire, and distant from the border regions where the Franks had already been established for a long time. He was possibly a descendant of the Salian Franks, who Roman sources report to have settled within Texandria in the 4th century.
Chlodio married Siegse (Argotta) (Princess ("Basina") Of The Thuringians) THURINGIANS in 412 in France. Siegse (daughter of King Pharamond of The West Franks, Of France and Argotta (Rosamunde) (Queen Of The Franks)) was born in 398 in Thuringia, Germany; died in 455. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
| 9. | Argotta (Rosamunde) (Queen Of The Franks) was born in 376 in France (daughter of Duke Genebaud II, Of The East Franks and Miss GENEBAUD); died in 406. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GJT7-8MZ
- Occupation: Queen of Franks
- _UID: 6F10D119A91844F49D5440B92E599EEE5F01
- Alt. Birth: 376, France; Alt. Birth
Notes:
Queen of Franks
Children:
- Belizde (Bellicies) (Princess ("Basina") Of The Thuringians) and died.
- Albero (Adelbertus), Duke Of Moselle was born about 394; died in 491.
- Fredemundus Of The Salian Franks DESPOSYNI was born in 394 in Swabia, Bavaria; and died.
- 4. King Chlodio Of Tournai (Clodius), of France was born in 395 in Westphalia, Germany; died in 448 in Amiens, Picardy, Franconia; was buried in Cambray, Nord, France.
- Adalbertus Of The Salian Franks (Duke Of France) was born in 396 in Westphalia, Germany; died in 491.
- Frotmund Of The Salian Franks was born in 397; and died.
- 5. Siegse (Argotta) (Princess ("Basina") Of The Thuringians) THURINGIANS was born in 398 in Thuringia, Germany; died in 455.
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| 14. | Duke Marcomer FRANCS, Of The East Franks was born about 347 in Cologne, Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Austrasia (son of Duke Clodius, Of The East Franks and Blesinde D'alemania (Princess Of The Sueve) SUEVI); died in 404 in Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Austrasia. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GJN4-WH9
- Occupation: Duke of The East Franks
- _UID: 9AE31DA9990341C9B12BA3ACABCABC1E6383
Notes:
Duke of The East Franks.
Marcomer, also spelled Marcomeres, Marchomer, Marchomir, was a Frankish leader (dux) in the late 4th century who invaded the Roman Empire in the year 388, when the usurper and leader of the whole of Roman Gaul, Magnus Maximus was surrounded in Aquileia by Theodosius I.
The invasion is documented by Gregory of Tours who cited the now lost work of Sulpicius Alexander. According to this account Marcomer, Sunno and Genobaud invaded the Roman provinces Germania Inferior and Gallia Belgica in Gaul. They broke through the limes, killed many people, destroyed the most fruitful lands and made the city of Cologne panic. After this raid, the main body of the Franks moved back over the Rhine with their booty. Some of the Franks remained in the Belgian wood called "Silva Carbonaria". When the Roman generals Magnus Maximus, Nanninus and Quintinus heard the news in Trier, they attacked those remaining Frankish forces near the Silva Carbonaria and killed many of them. After this engagement, Quintinus crossed the Rhine to punish the Franks in their own country, however his army was surrounded and beaten. Some Roman soldiers drowned in the marshes, others were killed by Franks; few made it back to the Empire.
Nanninus and Quintinus were replaced by Charietto and Syrus, who were again confronted by an attack of unidentified Franks.
Later, after the 388 fall of Magnus Maximus, Marcomer and Sunno held a short meeting about the recent attacks with the Frank Arbogastes, who was a general (magister militum) in the Roman army. The Franks delivered hostages as usual, and Arbogastes returned to his winter quarters in Trier.
A couple of years later when Arbogastes had seized power and the West Roman army was dominated by Frankish officers, he crossed the Rhine with a Roman army into Germania. Marcomer was seen as leader with Chatti and Ampsivarii but the two did not engage.
Later we hear from the poet Claudian that Marcomer was captured by Romans and exiled to a villa in Tuscany. His brother Sunno crossed the Rhine and tried to become leader of the band of Marcomer, but was killed by his own people.
According to the later Liber Historiae Francorum, Marcomer was a descendant of the Trojans and a son of a king called Priam. The Liber also relates that Marcomer tried to unite the Franks after the death of Sunno. He proposed that the Franks should live under one king and proposed his own son Pharamond (whose earliest mention is in this work, and who is considered legendary by scholars) for the kingship. This source does not relate whether Marcomer succeeded, but from other later sources that recall the account of Liber Historiae Francorum, the impression may be gained that Pharamond was regarded as the first king of the Franks.
Marcomer married Hildegonde (Ildegonde) (Princess Of Lombardy) in 394. Hildegonde (daughter of King Richimir Of Toxandrie (Chief Of The Franks) FRANKS and Ascyla) was born in 375 in Lombardy, France; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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