King Childeric I of the FRANCS

436 - 481  (45 years)

• Name	Childeric I of the FRANCS
  Prefix	King
  Birth	436	Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	GJTW-452
  Group	KING
  	Designated Royal King
  RULED	458-481
  _UID	F31C825971AE41DBB0A20E676663C14CC24C
  Death	26 Nov 481	Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium
  Person ID	I8577	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	King Merovech (Meroveus), of France,   b. 412, France d. 458 (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Chlodeswinthe (Vaerica Merica) RIPUAIRES,   b. 418-419, Westphalia, Germany d. 449 (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F4327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Basina, Princess Of Thuringia,   b. 444, Thuringia, Germany d. 489 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	464	Germany
  Children	1. Audofleda,   b. 465   d. 30 Apr 526, Ravenna, Italy (Age 61 years)   2. King Clovis I "The Great", of France,   b. 466, Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium d. 27 Nov 511, Church Of St Pierre, Paris, France (Age 45 years)   3. Lanthechild,   b. 469   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

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  King Childeric I

  
  

• 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.