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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 male monarch who held the position of king of Franks. He was a member of the Merovingian dynasty and the son of Merovech. His spouse was Basina of Thuringia, and he was the father of Clovis I and Audofleda. Childeric I was born in 436 and died in 481 in Tournai, where he was also buried.

His name in the native language is Childéric Ier. He is described in sources including the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of death
Tournai
Father
Merovech
Occupation
monarch
Position held
king of Franks
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Childeric I
date of death
0481-01-01
date of birth
0436-01-01
name in native language
Childéric Ier
place of burial
Tournai
described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Biography

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