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Chilperic I
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Key facts
- Reign
- 561–584
- Predecessor
- Chlothar I
- Successor
- Chlothar II
- Born
- c. 539
- Died
- September 584 (aged 44 – 45), Chelles
- Spouse
- Audovera , Galswintha , Fredegund
- Issue more
- Theudebert , Basina , Rigunth , Chlothar II
- Dynasty
- Merovingian
- Father
- Chlothar I
- Mother
- Aregund
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Chelles
- Spouse
- Fredegund
- Child
- Chlothar II
- Father
- Chlothar I
- Mother
- Aregund
- Sibling
- Sigebert I
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- king of Franks
- Family
- Merovingian dynasty
- Noble title
- king of Franks
- Image
- Portrait Roi de france Chilpéric roy de France.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chilperic I
- date of death
- 0584-09-27
- date of birth
- 0539-00-00
- place of burial
- Royal abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- name in native language
- Chilperikus
- cause of death
- deliberate murder
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Encyclopedic overview
Chilperic I (c. 539 – September 583) was the king of Neustria (or Soissons) from 561 to his death. He was one of the sons of the Frankish king Clotaire I and Queen Aregund.
Life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chilperic I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.