About the Mérovingien dynasty
The Mérovingien dynasty reigned over what was Gaul from the 5th century to the 8th century.
The first Mérovingien was Clodion the Hairy (Great-grandfather of Clovis ), but the Kingdom of the Franks was created with Clovis. His dynasty kept the throne from AD 428 to AD 751.
466 – 511 Clovis: the King of the Franks, who united all the Frankish tribes. He’s also the first of the Mérovingien dynasty. Clovis is also remembered as the first Catholic King. At his death in AD 511, he was buried in the Abbey of Saint Genevieve in Paris; his remains were moved to the Basilica of Saint Denis in the 18th century. The Kingdom of Clovis was divided between his four sons (Chlodomer, Theuderic, Childebert, Clotaire). This division then led to armed conflicts between the children.
495 – 524 Chlodomer: eldest son of Clovis.
500–531 Clotilde the Young, daughter of Clovis and Queen of the Franks.
487 – 534 Theuderic I ( Thierry ), son of Clovis.
500 – 548 Théodebert I , son of Théodoric. Killed during a hunt.
534 – 555 Théodebald I, son of Théodebert, died without children.
496 – 558 Childebert I, third son of Clovis, remembered for being very pious and an expansionist King.
500 – 561 Clotaire I the Old, last son of Clovis, considerably increased the size of his Kingdom by unifying and annexing parts of actual Germany. At his death, once again, his lands were divided between his sons; he had 8 children.
517 567 Charibert I, son of Clotaire I and excommunicated for his excesses. He was father of two daughters.
535 – 575 Sigebert I, son of Clotaire I.
539 – 5584 Chilpéric I, son of Clotaire I.
532 – 592 (approximately) Gontran, son of Clotaire I, King of the Burgundian and Catholic Saint
- Note : The succession of King Clotaire I brought several wars between his sons, making it difficult to establish a logical line of succession between the Bourgogne, Austrasie and Neustrie kingdoms. Their wives also plotted to kill the different heirs.
570 – 596 Childebert II, son of Sigebert I.
585 – 612 Théodebert II, son of Childebert II.
587 – 613 Théodoric II, son of Childebert II.
602 – 613 Sigebert II, son of Théodoric II, killed at 12 years old by Clotaire II.
584 – 629 Clotaire II the Great ( or the Young ), son of Chilpéric I; he succeeded in reunifying the Kingdom.
600 – 639 Dagobert I, son of Clotaire II.
606 – 610 Caribert II, son of Clotaire II.
630 – 656 Sigebert III the Saint, son of Dagobert I.
635 – 657 Clovis II the Lazy, son of Dagobert I.
650 – 662 Childebert III the Adopted, an adoptive child of Sigebert III.
652 – 673 Clotaire III, son of Clovis II.
655 – 675 Childéric II, son of Clovis II. Assassinated, no children
670 – ??? Clovis III, who may not be a son of Clotaire III.
652 – 679 Dagobert II, (Saint Dagobert) son of Sigebert III. Assassinated
657 – 691 Théodoric III, son of Clovis II.
677 – 695 Clovis IV, son of Théodoric III.
678 – 711 Childebert IV, son of Théodoric III.
699 – 715 Dagobert III, Childebert IV.
??? – 719 Clotaire VI, certainly a son of Théodoric III; he fought Chilpéric II in a succession war for the throne, and he lost
671 – 721 Chilpéric II, certainly a son of Théodoric III.
713 – 737 Théodoric IV, son of Dagobert III.
714 – 755 Childéric III the Insane. He ascended the throne with the help of Pépin le Bref, who would take it back later and put an end to the Mérovingien dynasty.
Sources
Wikipedia
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