Chlodeswinthe (Vaerica Merica) RIPUAIRES

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Family/Spouse: King Merovech (Meroveus), of France. Merovech (son of King Chlodio Of Tournai (Clodius), of France and Siegse (Argotta) (Princess ("Basina") Of The Thuringians) THURINGIANS) was born in 412 in France; died in 458. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• RULED: 458-481
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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]

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Audofleda was the sister of Clovis who married Theodoric the Great, Kingof the Ostrogoths. Their daughter, Amalasuntha, was a foolish girl whomarried a slave named Traguilla. Audofleda, who wanted her to marry theson of a king, dragged her home and married her to Eutheric. Audofledadied the same year as her husband, 526.

Audofleda married Theodoric (King Of The Ostrogoths In Italy) (Regent Of Spain) in 495. Theodoric (son of Theodemir (Thiudimir) (King Of The Ostrogoths) and Erelieva (Crelieva) (Evelena) (Eusebia) ('The Gallic') Of Tongres) was born in 453 in Pannonia, Hun Empire; died on 30 Aug 526 in Ravenna, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• RULED: 481-511
• RULED: 481-511
• Name: The Great
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• Christened: 25 Dec 496, Reims, Neustria

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Born circa 466, son of Childeric I, King des Francs and Basine Andoverade Turinge , Clovis I became King between the Summer of 481 and Autumn of482. According to Gregoire de Tours, he was only about 15 years of age atthe time. In any case he was quite young as he was called "juvenis".Timelines here are bound to be fraught with error since the custom ofcounting years from the time of Jesus Christ was not established untilthe 8th Century. Thus, both the Larousse and the History of France asserta birth date circa 466 whereas Stuart's "Royalty for Commoners" claimsClovis I was alive in the year 420! That date is necessary to claim thatSigebert I is the son of Childebert, son of Clovis, since Stuart claimsSigebert I was King of the Salic Francs from 481 to 511.

Significant-Other - Evochilde before 486 - Evochilde was a concubine.Note - between 486 and 507: King of the Franks, Clovis I vanquished theRomans at Soissons in 486. Syagrius, the "Roman King" takes refuge inToulouse under the protection of the King of the Wisigoths, Alaric [whohad just become King in 484]. By the end of the year, Clovis I forcedAlaric to give up Syagrius, and Clovis I secretly has Syagrius put todeath. From 487 to 490, Clovis I extended his kingdom all the way to theLoire River, however, he respects the border of the Wisigoths to theSouth and of the Burgundians to the South-West, as well as that of theriparian Francs to the East. From 490 to 495, Clovis is occupied with theliquidation of the Salic Franc dynasty North of Gaule. King Chararic ofTongres is decapitated, and King Ragnacaire of Cambrai is executed. Uponthe request for aid from the Riparian Francs, Clovis I defeats theAlamans (Germans) at the Battle of Tolbiac in 496 thus bringing Champagneunder his jurisdiction. In 500, he wages war against Gondebaud, King ofBurgundy defeating him near Dijon. Gondebaud retreats to Avignon. In502, on the Cure and the Cousin, Clovis I and Gondebaud seal an alliance.From April to June 507, the French Army attack the Wisigoths, whoseKingdom extends from the Mediterranean to the ocean, and cross the Loire,going up the Valley of Calin toward Poitiers and encounter the VisigothArmy in the plain of Vouille, 15 km West of Clain. Alaric II, King ofthe Visigoths is killed and the Wisigoths thus are defeated. By 507,thanks to the efforts of his son, Thierry, the entire Meridional Gaulefalls into Clovis I's control. In 508, the Franc Army lays siege onArles in order to secure Provence. Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths,occupies Provence, and his general, Ibbas, crosses the Alps to deliverArles from Clovis I's clutch. Theodoric conquers the Burgundians atAvignon and Orange and makes Amalaric, his grandson and son of Alaric II,King of the Wisigoths. Clovis I loses the Bas-Languedoc, then calledSeptimania.

Around 510, Clovis has Cloderic, King of the Riparian tribes who hadfought in his support at Vouille, assassinated, and proclaims himselfKing of the Riparians. Thus, the Kingdom extends from the Pyrenees, tothe ocean to beyond the Rhine. Upon his death, according to Frankishcustom, his kingdom was divided among his four sons: Thierry, Clodomir,Childebert and Clotaire. Married circa 493: Sainte Clotilde de Bourgogne, daughter of Chilperic, King de Bourgogne and N?; Clotilde was aMerovingien. By the time Clovis I married her, he already had a sonthrough his concubine. Clotilde contributed to the conversion of Clovisto Christianity. After his death, she retired to the monastery ofSaint-Martin in Tours (France). Her Feast Day is 3 June. Baptized: on 25December 496; When the Queen, Clotilde, convinced Clovis I to have theirson Ingomer baptized, he relented. Shortly afterwards, the son died.

481 - Clovis - "The Franks were a Germanic tribe just east of the Rhinewho, even in the time of Julian, had carried through serious raids intoGaul. The rulers of the Franks were descended from a leader namedMerovech, so that they were called the 'Merovingians.' In 481, a15-year-old Merovingian named Clovis succeeded to the leadership of theFrankish tribes." [Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Chronology Of The World]

"When Meroveus's son Childeric died in AD 481, he was followed by his sonClovis, the most prominent of all the Merovingians and traditionallyreckoned founder of the French monarchy. At that time the Roman Churchgreatly feared the increasing popularity of the Arian religion in Gaul [aChristian faith which did not subscribe to the divinity of Jesus], andCatholicism was dangerously close to being completely overrun in WesternEurope. Clovis was, in practice, neither Catholic nor Arian and itoccured to the Roman hierarchy that the rise of Clovis could be used totheir advantage. As it transpired, Clovis aided them quite inadvertentlywhen he married the Burgundian Princess Clotilde." [Laurence Gardner,Realm Of The Ring Lords]

486 - Clovis - Clovis beat Syagrius at Soissons in northern Gaul. Thelast bit of land in the west that might be considered Roman was gone.
500 - Clovis - "About 500, Clovis defeated the Burgundians [his wife'skingsmen] in eastern Gaul."
507 - Clovis - "In 507, Clovis defeated the Visigoths and drove them outof Gaul."
508 - Clovis - "Clovis made his capital at Paris."
511 - Franks - "By the time of his death in 511, Clovis was master ofvirtually all of Gaul. In centuries to come, Gaul was the one province inthe west that lost its name. It was Gaul no more, but eventually became'France,' from the word 'Frank.' In German, the land is called'Frankreich' ['realm of the Franks']. On Clovis's death, his four sonseach inherited a portion of the Frankish kingdom and, as was inevitable,they fought eachother. This happened over and over and kept the Franksfrom becoming stronger than they were." [Isaac Asimov, Asimov'sChronology Of The World]

Clovis married Amalaberge Of The Heruli in 484. Amalaberge was born in 462 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died in 510. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clovis married Saint Clotilda (Queen Of The Franks) BURGUNDY in 492 in France. Clotilda (daughter of King Chilperic II Des BURGONDES and Caratene Of The Suevics (Agrippina De Narbonnaise) NARBONNE) was born in 475 in Remu, Bourgogne, Burgundy, France; died on 3 Jun 545 in Tours, Indre-Et-Loire, Touraine, France; was buried in Basilica Of The Holy Apostles Church, St. Genevieve, Paris, Ile-DE-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lanthechild was the sister of Clovis who received the holy chrism. Shehad accepted the Arian heresy, but was converted to conventionalChristianity with her brother Clovis I, King of the Franks.

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Regent Queen of the Ostrogoths (526-534), Amalasuntha ruled theOstrogothic kingdom in the place of her infant son at the death of herfather, King Theodoric the Great. After marrying a slave named Traguilla,her mother convinced her to divorce him and marry a noble, Eutharic.Their son ruled as king. Amalasuntha was killed for many tyranical deedsshe commited by Theudat, King of Tuscany.

Family/Spouse: Traguilla. Traguilla and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Uth?ric (Eutharic) Of The Ostrogoths. Uth?ric (son of Wid?ric Of The Ostrogoths) was born in 490; died in 542. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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King of Metz 511-534 - Son of Clovis I, King of the Franks, he inheritedMetz in 511 at his death. His son, Theudebert, was already of age when heascended to the throne. Early in his reign he sent his son to battle KingChlochilaich, a Dane who had invaded Metz. Theuderic then aided theThuringian King Hermanfrid against his only living brother Baderic.Baderic was defeated, but the land promised Theuderic was not given. Thefour sons of Clovis then all fought Sigismund and Godomar, father and sonKings of the Burgundians. Sigismund was taken prisoner, and Theudericmarried his daughter. Godomar was defeated, but Chlodomer, King ofOrleans, was also killed in the battle.

Theuderic then, with his brother Chlotar I and son Theudebert, attackedThuringia to get his revenge with Hermanfrid. Thuringia was conquered,and Chlotar got Radegund, daughter of King Berthar (Harmanfrid's latebrother). After making a treaty with his brother Childebert I, King ofParis, Theuderic died in 534. Upon his death the throne of Metz was upfor grabs between Chlotar, Childebert, and Theudebert.

Theuderic married Eustere (Eust?re) Princess Of The VISIGOTHS in 511. Eustere (daughter of Alaric II (Alarico) King Of The VISIGOTHS and Teodegonda Amalasunta Amal Of The OSTROGOTHS) was born about 490; died in 521. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ingomir was the first child of King Clovis and Queen Clotilda. Upon theQueen's wishes, he was baptized a Christian, but died during theceremony.

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King of Orleans 511-524 - Son of Clovis I, King of the Franks, Chlodomirinherited Orleans upon Clovis' death in 511. He immediately attackedBurgundy with his brother Theuderic I, King of Metz, took King Sigismundprisoner, and had his family murdered. In 524, he invaded Burgundyatain, now under King Godomar, and was killed in battle that year.

Chlodomir married Guntheuc in 514. Guntheuc was born in 495 in France; died in 532 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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King of Paris 511-558 - Son of Clovis I, King of the Franks, Childebertinherited Paris on the death of Clovis in 511. In 531, Childebert wentto Spain where his sister was being mistreated by her husband, KingAmalaric of the Visigoths, because of her Catholic faith. Amalaric wasexiled, but Childebert's sister died that year. Upon returning to hiskingdom, he made peace with his brother Theuderic I, King of Metz. Hethen conspired with his other living brother, Chlotar I, King ofSoissons, to kill their three nephews who were being raised by theirmother, Saint Clotilda. At the last minute, as Chlotar was murdering thechildren, Childebert backed off and one of the children was saved. WhenTheuderic died, Chlotar, Childebert and Theudric's son Theudebert, allfought for the kingdom. Chlotar and Childebert received very smallportions, and Theudebert ascended to the throne. Theudebert andChildebert then made peace and agreed to attack their rival, Chlotar.Natural disasters prevented an attack, however, so the two kings wereforced to move on to other things. Childebert decided to turn hisattention to Spain, where he took much land in the Pyrenees. Childebertdied in 558 and his kingdom passed to Chlotar, now King of all theFranks.

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King of Soissons 511-558 - King of Austrasia 555-558 - King of the Franks558-561. Son of Clovis I King of the Franks, Chlotar inherited Soissonson Clovis' death in 511. He, with his four brothers, attached and defeated Burgundy under the kings Sigisbert and Godomar early in his reign. With this oldest brother, Theuderic I, King of Metz, he attacked the Thuringian Franks under King Hermanfrid, took the kingdom, and took his daughter Radegund. Next, with his brother Childebert I, King of Paris, Chlotar murdered his nephews who were under the care of Queen Clotilda, his mother. When Theuderic died, the kingdom was up for grabs. Chlotar and Childebert each received only a small part, the most of it going to Theudebert, his son. In 555, Theudebald, who had succeeded hisfather Theudebert in Austrasia, died, and Austrasia passed to Chlotar. When Chlotar died in 561, the kingdom was divided among his four living sons: Charibert (Paris), Guntram (Burgundy), Chilperic (Soissons), andSigebert (Metz).

King of Franks (558-561)
King of Soissons (511), King of Orleans, King of France
Sources - "Rulers of the World" by R.F.Tapsell
Clotaire = Clothar I, King de Soissons (Paul, Nouveau LarousseUniversel.) (Rosamond, Frankish kingdom under Carolingians.)
(Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Page 216, Line 303-50.) (Andre Castelot,Histoire de La France, Tome 1, Pages 200 - 208, 214).

AKA - Clotaire I, King d'Orleans. AKA: Clotaire I, King d'Austrasie.Born: in 497, son of Clovis I, King des Francs and Sainte Clotilde deBourgogne.

Married between 510 and 515: Ingonthe who was Clotaire I's first wife.She gave him a daughter and five sons, three of whom survived. Marriedcirca 516: Aregonde); Radegonde was Clotaire I's second legitimate wife.Note - between 523 and 560: In accordance with Salic Law, upon Clovis I'sdeath, his four sons [Thierry, the eldest and born from an unknownconcubine before Clovis was married, and the other three, Clodomir,Childebert and Clotaire, divided the kingdom not unlike a cake, but withunequal parts. Clotaire, the youngest, received the most primitive lands,extending from the charbonniere forest [the North of Gaule] to the SommeRiver and beyond to include Noyon, Soissons and Laon. Soissons was itscapital. The brothers constantly engaged in bloody fights in order toaugment their holdings. In 523, three of Clovis I's sons, Clotaire,Childebert and Clodomir, launch their first campaign against theBurgundians. They catch Sigismond=Zygmund, out of the Monastery ofAgaune, as well as his wife and his children. They are given to thecustody of Clodomir. He has the entire family murdered by throwing theminto a well at Saint-Peravy-la-Coulombe [near Patay] . Clotaire I becameKing of Orleans in 526 and King of Austrasie in 555. He was known for hiscruelty and plotted and implemented the murder of his brother's(Clodomir) sons with Childebert, his other brother. In July throughDecember 524, two of Clodomir's sons thus are murdered. Clodomir himselfhad died at the Battle of Vezeronce [in Isere] on 25 June 524. Clotairegets Tours and Poitiers. In 531 Thierry and Clotaire I are occupied inbattle against the Thuringians. Their King, Hermanefried died in combatby falling from a rempart in Tolbiac [with a little push] . His mother,Radegonde, who is among the captives, becomes Clotaire's third wife. In532, Clotaire and Childebert begin their third campaign against theBurgundians. This time, they take Autun. Upon Thierry;s death in 534, hislands are divided, and Clotaire gets the entire southern portion ofThierry's holdings including Grenoble, Die and neighboring cities.

In 536, Clotaire obtains the northern part of Provence encompassingOrange, Carpentras and Gap from Vitiges, King of the Ostrogoths. WhenTheobald dies in 555, Clotaire gives the Auvergne to his son, Chramne.The next year, Clotaire would fail in his campaign against the Saxons,but they will continue to pay him an annual tribute of 500 cows. Chramnerebels and fights against his father. Upon Childebert's death 23 December558, he reunited all parts of the Frankish kingdom, and Clotaire becomessole King of the Francs. The following year, his son, Chramne againrebels, but has to seek refuge with the Count of Brittany, Conober who isestablished in Vannes. In 560, they lose to Clotaire and Chramne, hiswife and their children are burnt alive on the orders of Clotaire.Married circa 547: Radegonde, Princess de Turinge , daughter of Hermanefried, King de Turinge (8164) and N? ; The Thuringians had been submitted to the Francs. Clotaire and his half-brother Thierry had led a brutal campaign against them and had crushed them on the banks of the Saale in 531. Among Clotaire's share of the bounty was a beautiful young girl, the Christian Princess Radegonde. Radegonde was Clotaire I's third legitimate wife, and fifth mate. Clotaire I was about 50 years old.

Clothaire married Chunsena Von Thuringen in 513. Chunsena was born in 490 in Thuringia, Germany; died in 533. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clothaire married Ingonde Von Thuringen in 514. Ingonde was born in 500 in Thuringia, Germany; died in 536. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clothaire married Guntheuc in 524. Guntheuc was born in 495 in France; died in 532 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clothaire married Saint Radegunda (Aregonde) Von Thuringen in 531. Saint (daughter of King Bertachar, of Thuringia) was born in 501 in Thuringia, Germany; died on 13 Aug 587 in Paris, Seine, Ile-DE-France, France; was buried in St Denis, Paris, Seine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clothaire married Queen Ingundis (Haregonde) Of The THURINGIAN in 532 in His 4Th Marriage. Ingundis (daughter of King Baderic The THURINGIAN) was born about 504 in Thuringia, Germany; died after 535. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clothaire married Arnegundis Of THURINGIAN about 536 in His 5Th Marriage. Arnegundis was born in 510; died in 573. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clothaire married Wultrade Di Lombardi in 555. Wultrade was born in 531; died in 572. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Daughter of King Clovis I and Queen Clotilda, Chrotilda was married offby her brothers to Amalaric, King of the Visigoths. He mistreated herbecause she was a Catholic (the Visigothiuc rulers were Arian). She sentto her brother King Childebert of Paris for aide; he quickly had Amalarickilled and asked his sister to return to Paris with him. For somereason, Chrotilda died on the journey.

Clotilda married in 517. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]