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Chlothar II

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Chlothar II

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King of Neustria

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Chlothar II was a king of Neustria, a Frankish kingdom in what is now France, during the early medieval period. He is historically significant because he played a major role in the political struggles of the Merovingian dynasty and eventually expanded his power to rule over a much larger Frankish territory.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Chlothar II is referenced by 291 other articles, and connects out to Merovingian dynasty, Chlothar I and Mayor of the Palace.

It sits within the topics 584 births, 629 deaths and 6th-century Frankish kings.

Its subject is documented across 53 Wikipedia language editions.

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Country
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Active from
1982-12
Active to
1999-12-31

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Key facts

Reign
584–629
Predecessor
Chilperic I
Successor
Dagobert I (in Neustria), Charibert II (in Aquitaine)
Born
May/June 584
Died
18 October 629 (aged 45)
Spouses
Haldetrude Bertrude Sichilde
Issue
Charibert II , Dagobert I
House
Merovingian
Father
Chilperic I
Mother
Fredegund

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Clotaire II Lombards.jpg
Number of children
2
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Chlothar II
date of death
0629-10-00
date of birth
0584-01-01
name in native language
Chlotarius
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Encyclopedic overview

Chlothar II, sometimes called "the Young" (French: le Jeune), (May/June 584 – 18 October 629) was king of the Franks, ruling Neustria (584–629), Burgundy (613–629) and Austrasia (613–623).

The son of Chilperic I and his third wife, Fredegund, he started his reign as an infant under the regency of his mother, who was in an uneasy alliance with Chlothar's uncle King Guntram of Burgundy, who died in 592. Chlothar took power upon the death of his mother in 597; though rich, his realm was one of the smallest portions of Francia. He continued his mother's feud with Queen Brunhilda with equal viciousness and bloodshed, finally achieving her execution by dismemberment in 613, after winning the battle that enabled Chlothar to unite Francia under his rule. Like his father, he built up his territories by seizing lands after the deaths of other kings.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chlothar II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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