King Dagobert II Of AUSTRASIA

652 - 679  (27 years)

• Name	Dagobert II Of AUSTRASIA
  Prefix	King
  Born	652
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	GJYJ-7Z5
  _UID	70183CBF02E041BE840B7009780A99B0376D
  Died	23 Dec 679
  Person ID	I28682	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	King Siegbert III Of AUSTRASIA,   b. 629, Austrasia ,   d. 656  (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Immachilde (Chimnechild) of AUSTRASIA,   b. Abt 630, Burgundy, France ,   d. Abt 670  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	Abt 651	2ND Marriage
  Family ID	F12512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mechtilde (Gisella) De RAZES,   b. Abt 652,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	671
  Children	1. Princess Adela Of AUSTRASIA,   b. Abt 678,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F12511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Dagobert II Gold Coin

  
  

• Notes

  Dagobert II (Latin: Dagober(c)tus; Old English: D?gberht; died 679) was a Merovingian king of the Franks, ruling in Austrasia from 675 or 676 until his death. He is one of the more obscure Merovingians. He has been considered a martyr since at least the ninth century. None of the narrative histories of the Merovingian period give an account of Dagobert's reign, which must be reconstructed from several different sources. Upon the death of his father in 656, he was deprived of the succession and exiled to Ireland to live as a monk. His return to Austrasia was arranged by Wilfrid, bishop of York. He ascended the throne following the assassination of his cousin in 675. During his brief reign he made war on the neighbouring Frankish kingdom of Neustria, signed a peace treaty with the Lombard Kingdom in Italy and reintroduced gold coinage. The only near-contemporary assessment of Dagobert's character portrays him as a tyrant. He antagonized the bishops and imposed new taxes. He was assassinated by a conspiracy of the highest nobility. He was succeeded by his cousin, Theuderic III, king of Neustria, against whom he had previously warred.