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King Merovech (Meroveus), of France
412 - 458 (46 years)-
Name Merovech (Meroveus) Prefix King Suffix of France Birth 412 France 
Gender Male FamilySearch ID GJT7-V9C Group KING - Designated Royal King
_UID AEDC3AAD12BF48FF8D06935AF09B0F57FA59 Death 458 Person ID I8617 Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy Last Modified 29 Dec 2022
Father King Chlodio Of Tournai (Clodius), of France, b. 395, Westphalia, Germany d. 448, Amiens, Picardy, Franconia (Age 53 years) Mother Siegse (Argotta) (Princess ("Basina") Of The Thuringians) THURINGIANS, b. 398, Thuringia, Germany d. 455 (Age 57 years) Marriage 412 France Family ID F4376 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Chlodeswinthe (Vaerica Merica) RIPUAIRES, b. 418-419, Westphalia, Germany d. 449 (Age 30 years) Children 1. King Childeric I of the FRANCS, b. 436, Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium d. 26 Nov 481, Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium (Age 45 years)Family ID F4327 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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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 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.