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Childeric I

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Childeric I

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Also known as Childéric I, Childericus I

Frankish king

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Childeric I was a Frankish king who ruled in the 5th century during the decline of the Roman Empire in Western Europe. He is historically significant as an early ruler of the Frankish people, whose kingdom would eventually expand to become one of medieval Europe's most powerful realms.

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Reign
c. 457–481
Predecessor
Merovech
Successor
Clovis I
Died
c. 481 , Tournai (present-day Belgium )
Burial
Tournai (present-day Belgium)
Spouse
Basina of Thuringia
Issue
Clovis I Audofleda Lanthilde Albofledis
Dynasty
Merovingian
Father
Merovech

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Childeric I
date of death
0481-01-01
date of birth
0436-01-01
name in native language
Childéric Ier
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Childeric I (died 481 AD) was a Frankish leader in the northern part of imperial Roman Gaul, and an ancestor of the Merovingian dynasty. He is described as a king (rex), both on his Roman-style seal ring, which was buried with him, and in fragmentary later records of his life. Childeric served as a military leader of Frankish forces under the Roman emperor Majorian, and after his fall, also under the Gallo-Roman military leader Aegidius. He was the father of Clovis I, who acquired effective control over all or most Frankish kingdoms, and a significant part of Roman Gaul.

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