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The Frankish Kings (Clovis – Charlemagne) and Rise of The Holy Roman Empire. Done By :Chalita (Tan) Setthachayanon Grade :7B( Class of 2018 ). Basic Contents “The Franks” Clovis I Theuderic I Chlodomer I Childebert I Clotaire I Theudebert I Clodoald I (Saint Cloud). Chilperic I - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Done By :Chalita (Tan) SetthachayanonGrade :7B( Class of 2018 )
The Frankish Kings (Clovis – Charlemagne) and
Rise of The Holy Roman Empire
Basic Contents
1. “The Franks”2. Clovis I3. Theuderic I4. Chlodomer I5. Childebert I6. Clotaire I7. Theudebert I8. Clodoald I (Saint
Cloud)
9. Chilperic I10.Guntram I11.Chram I12.Charibert I13.Sigebert I14.Theudebald I15.Clotaire II16.Theuderic II17.Childebert II18.Theudebert II19.Dagobert I20.Charibert II
21.Clovis II22.Sigebert III23.Clotaire III 24.Childebert III ( the
adopted )25.Theuderic III26.Childeric II27.Clovis III28.Dagobert II29.Clovis IV30.Dagobert III31.Chilperic II32.Clotaire IV33.Theuderic IV
34.Pepin the Short35.Carloman II36.Charlemange I
originated from the east of the Rhinewere originally a group of many Germanic tribesused to invade Romelater got permission to settle on Roman land from
Emperor Julian in AD 358the land was between the rivers Scheldt and
Meusethe Frankish tribe that ruled the others was The
Salian Franks
“The Franks”
Famous Merovingian KingSon of Childeric IBecame king in AD 481 Usually brutally kills his rivalsSaint Clotilda / ClotildeShe was a Catholic – although
most of her surroundings were Arians
He defeated Syagrius who ruled northern Gaul in AD 486
Syagrius was Aegidus’s son
Clovis I
Clovis IHe later defeated the Germanic Tribal
Confederation of Alemanni in AD 496 and added a lot of land to his empire
<<They actually fought Alemanni until it was all theirs in AD 502>>
Yet, a part of it was protected by the Ostrogoths ..
Saint Clotilda had convinced him into converting into being a Catholic too
He was baptized on Christmas Day in AD 496He created the first code of Roman Law
ROMAN LAW
He was the first king of all Franks on recordHe conquered all the Frankish kingdoms west to
the River “Maas”He made his capital ParisHe’d secured his bond with the Ostrogoths since
his sister “Audofleda” was married to their king “Theoderic The Great”
He’d also gained support from the Armoricans (Alans, Gallo-Romans, Britons) which helped him with defeating the Visigoths’ kingdom
He might have died in AD 511
Clovis I
He was the first son of Clovis I and an unknown woman that was not
Saint ClotildeHe was born in AD 485 and ruled
until he diedHe’d received the city of “Reims”
(AKA Metz) as his split when his father had died in AD 511
He later got involved in the war between the Thuringian King “Hermanfrid” and his only living brother “Baderic”
He then joined his other 3 brothers in fighting Sigismund and Godomar – kings of burgundy – and they won
He then married “Suavegotha” who was Sigismund’s daughter
Theuderic I
He then helped his brother Chlodomer I fight and defeat Godomar and Chlodomer had died in the fight at Vezeronce
He also joined his other brother Clotaire I and his own son and attacked Thuringia as a revenge for his mother - whom nephew was killed by Hermanfrid - on “Hermanfrid”
They won and Clotaire I received “Radegund”- King Bertachar’s daughter ( King Bertachar was one of the late kings of Thuringia – he was also Hermanfrid’s late brother )
Theuderic I
Thuringia was conquered He later makes a treaty with his other brother
Childebert INot long after, he died ( AD 534 )He had left his kingdom to his son “Theudebert
I”And he also had a daugter named
“Theodechild I” by the same mother – Suavegotha
Theodechild I later founded “The Abbey of St Pierre le Vif located at Sens”
Theuderic I
also spelled as “Clodomer” or “Clodomir”
He was the second son of Clovis I – the first by Saint Clotilde and Clovis I
He was born in AD 495He’d received and ruled the
city of “Orleans”(taken from Syagrius when his father had died in AD 511”
He married Gunthec and had 3 sons ( Theodebald, Gunthar, Clodoald )
He’d also joined his other three brothers in fighting and defeating Sigismund
Chlodomer I
He was the one who held Sigismund captive for that fight
He was later forced to fight Sigismund’s brother Gondomar when he returned with an army that the four brothers didn’t expect
They defeated him anywayOn May 1st AD 524, Chlodomer had Sigismund and
his two sons ( Gisald and Gondebaud ) assassinatedHe died in his next expedition in the same year at
VezeronceGunthec was left a widow and later married Clotaire
I ( the 4th of the 4 brothers )
Chlodomer I
He was the third of the four sons of Clovis I
His mother was Saint Clotilde
He was born at Reims in AD 496
He’d received the city of “Paris” as his inheritance after his father’s death
He was a real family man He loved going to war and
joined his brothers in defeating Sigismund in AD 523 as well
In 524, Chlodomer I’s – his brother – children, he had joint his city with his brother’s “Chartres” and “Orleans”
Childebert I
He’d completely received cites “Arles” and “Marseilles” with the help of his brothers starting in AD 532 and ending with Clotaire I’s help in AD 537
He also fought for his sister Chrotilda (wife of King Amalaric of the Visigoths) in AD 531 for she cailmed that The Arian King of Hispania was mistreating her since she was a Catholic
But she died of unknown causes on the way back to ParisAmalaric was later assassinated in Barcelona
Childebert I
Childebert I
He took possession of Pamplona with Clotaire I helping him
They actually tried Zaragoza as well but they had to retreat
He bought back the tunic of Saint Vincent from this expedition
He then built the Monastery of Saint Vincent in Paris
He died on the 13th of December in AD 558
He had two daughters named Chrodoberge I and Chrondensinde I This is Saint Vincent
also spelled “Chlothar I”He was the 4th / youngest son of
Clovis by Saint ClotildeHe’d received the city of
“Soissons” as his share after his father’s death in AD 511
His first wife was “Guntheuc” who was the widow of his own late-brother Chlodomer I
He had then ordered for her all three of her sons with Chlodomer I to be killed ( sons were : Theodebald I, Gunthar I and Clodoald I )
Actually, Clodoald I survived somehow
Clotaire I
In AD 532, he married his second wife “Radegund” she was the daughter of King Bertachar whos brother Hermanfrid was defeated by Clotaire I and Theuderic I
He had made no children from his first two marriages Radegund later died and was respected and worshiped
tooHe later made a successful marriage with Ingund for he
had many children ( the number is uncertain but there are surely 3 sons and 1 daughter.. But there maybe more )
His 4th wife was to “Aregund” a sister of his 3rd wife IngundHe had a son by Aregund named “Chilperic I”He 5th marriage was to “Chunsina” which they had a son
“Chram” which became his enemy
Clotaire I
He’d obtained “Grenoble” “Die” and some other cities in the destruction of the Burgundy Kingdom in AD 534
He’d obtained Theodebald I’s cities and teritories when he died in AD 555 ( Theodebald was his great nephew )
He became sole king of the Franks in AD 558 when his Childebert I’s death
He’d shut his own son Chram up by locking him and his family in cottage and setting it on fire
He felt guilty and asked for forgiveness at the tomb of St Matin
He died later in the palace “Compiengne”He ruled from AD 511 (when his father died) to AD 561
Clotaire I
He was the son of Theuderic I by SuavagothaHe was born in AD 500 and ruled from AD 533 to his
deathHe ruled Reims (AKA Metz) after his fatherHe’d defeated King Chlochilaich and his Danish army for
his father in AD 516He had to fight both of his uncles Childebert I and
Clotaire I in able to rule his father’s territories by himself Childebert I later sided him and they were going to fight
Clotaire I but then a storm hit them so it was peaceHe was later invited to the Gothic war between
Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and the Ostrogoths.Emperor Justinian I gave him a lot of payment for being
on their side but he saw the weak spot and took it as an opportunity to plunder from them too
Theudebert I
So the poor Byzantines had to fight both the Ostrogoths and the Franks
He also dared make his coins and currency with his face on them
He was first married to “Wisigard” who was the daughter of the King of the Lombards “Wacho”
He then married Deuteria and had a son
Wisigard died very soon after that
That son’s name was Theudebald I
Theudebert I died in his 14th year of ruling in the end of AD 547 or the beginning of AD 548
Theudebert I
He was one of the sons of Chlodomer I and Guntheuc
He was ordered for killing by Clotaire I, his own uncle after Clotaire had married his mother
Clodoald I was the only one of the three brothers that had managed to escape
But with that he had to cut off his hair – the symbol of Frankish royalty
He later became a Saint
Clodoald I or Saint Cloud
He was the son of Clotaire I by Queen Aregund
He was born in AD 539He’d received and ruled
“Soissons” (AKA Neustria) “Amiens” ”Arras” ”Cambrai” ”Therouanne” ”Tournai” and “Boulogne” from AD 561 to AD 584 when he died
He was often at war with Sigebert
Once, Sigebert defeated him and marched to Soissons and defeated and imprisoned Chilperic I’s eldest son “Theudebert II”
But the war ended in AD 567 because of Charibert I’s death
Chilperic I
They also had another war where Guntram I shifted sides and Chliperic I lost.
Chilperic was first married to Audovera but repudiated her shortly afterwards
He’d taken a serving woman “Fredegund” as his concubine
He later dismisses her and marries his second official wife “Galswintha” – Brunhilda’s sister
But Galswintha was later found dead ( cause : strangulation )
So he married FredegundIn AD 575, Fredegund assassinated Sidebert IIn AD 578, he sent an army to fight the Breton
ruler “Waroch” and won
Chilperic I
He had 8 children, four by Audovera, and four by Fredegund
He was also an artist of some sortHe even tried to change the Frankish alphabetHe worked on lessening the worse effects of
the Salic Law on women tooHe was assassinated by an unknown assassin
in September AD 584
Chilperic I
He was the third son of Clotaire I by Queen Ingund
He’d received and ruled the kingdom of “Burgundy” from AD 561 to AD 592
He was the only brother of all that had “fraternal love” because he loved his sons and was kind of sad when one of them got killed
He made his capital “Orleans”He had a son with his concubine
“Veneranda” a slave, the son’s name was “Gundobad”
He then married “Marcatrude” daughter of Magnar
Guntram I
He later sent his son “Gundobad” to OrleansMarcatrude was having a son at that time and got
jealous so she poisoned Gundobad and he diedShe lost her son after that and when Guntram found out
about the poison, he dismissed her and she died shortly afterwards
His third marriage was to “Austerchild” also know as “Bobilla”
They had 2 sons named “Cloaire (II)” and “Chlodomer (II)”
Guntram spent the rest of his life as a Saint should be, rightful, yet merciful and caretaker for the sick and poor and he forgives a lot
In AD 577 his two children died and he adopted his nephew (son of Sigebert I) “Childebert II”
Guntram I
He was one of the sons of Clotaire I by Queen
ChunsinaHe was captured and killed
by his own father when he was in Burgundy
He was supposed to be burnt while in his cottage with his family but he got strangled first then was burnt
Chram I
He was the second eldest son of Clotaire I and Queen Ingund
He was born in AD 517In AD 556 Clotaire I sent him and Gunthram I
against their stepmother Queen Chunsina and their youngest stepbrother Chram
There was a thunderstorm and Chram tricked his brothers by lying that their father had died so the two went back to Burgundy
Charibert I
When his father died, he’d received Paris, Neustria, Aquitaine and Novempopulana with Paris as his capital
He had a daughter with his wife “Ingoberga” and her name was “Bertha” born in AD 539
With his concubine “Merofleda” he had “Berteflede” and with Merofleda’s sister “Marcovefa” he had “Clothilde”
He also had his only son with “Theudechild” or “Theodogilda” but he died
Charibert I
He was born in AD 535His father was Clotaire I and his mother Queen IngundHe fought a lot of wars against Chilperic I his half
brotherSigebert I received and ruled Austrasia the
northeastern territoryHis original capital was at Reims but the raiding of the
fierce Huns caused him to move it to Metz insteadIn AD 567, he was married to his first wife “Brunhilda”
daughter of the Visitgothic King AthanagildThey had a great and romantic marriage
Sigebert I
Chilperic I later married “Galswintha” a sister of “Brunhilda” but later got tired of her and ordered for her to be killed
Brunhilda was mad for such a thing and so Sigebert I went for revenge
In AD 573, he took from Chilperic I “Poitiers” and “Touraine” and was named king by Chilperic I’s subjects
Not long after, two assassins killed him, they worked for Fredegund
His son Childebert II succeeded him and Brunhilda quickly puts the two of them under Guntram I’s protection
Sigebert I
Guntram I later adopted Childebert II as his own son and heir
He and Brunhilda had two daughters too :” Ingund II” and “Chlothsind”
Sigebert I
He was the son of Theudebert I and DeuteriaHe was born in AD 535 He ruled Metz/Reims/Austrasia (as it has so
many names) from AD 547 or 548 to AD 555He married “Waldrada” daughter of the
Lombard king “Wacho”She was a relative of one of his father’s wivesHe later avoided direct confrontation – just like
his father - with the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in AD 552
He died in AD 555 and his kingdom was united with his great uncle “Clotaire I”
Theudebald I
He was the son of Chilperic I and Queen Fredegund
He was the King of “Neustria” from AD 579 and became King of All Franks in AD 613 to AD 629
He became the King of Neustria when he was only about 13 years old
He had 3 wifes and 3 childrenWhen his mother died in AD
597, he had to continue the feud for her and he did with the same level of violence
In AD 599 he had war with his nephews Theuderic II and Theudebert II
Clotaire II
They had defeated himLater on he fought many wars with Theuderic IIHe had invaded Theuderic II’s kingdom in AD 605 tooBut their fighting stopped in AD 613 when Theuderic II diedClotaire II later ordered for Brunhilda, “Sigebert II” – her
grandson – and Sigebert II’s brother “Corbo” to be killedHe became the second King of All Franks after his
grandfather Clotaire I was the firstIn AD 615 he gave a lot of power for the nobles – too muchFrom that day on he kind of lost control over all the new
laws that the nobles make which he can’t stopHe died in AD 629 and he gave his son Dagobert I the
kingdom of Austrasia
Clotaire II
He was the son of Childebert II
He’d received Guntram I’s kingdom of “Burgundy” and ruled it and “Austrasia” when his father died
He had set his capital at “Orleans”
He ruled Burgundy from AD 595 to AD 613 and Austrasia from AD 612 to AD 613
He also received Toulouse, Agen, Nantes, Angers, Saintes, Angouleme, Perigueux, Blois, Chartres and Le Mans which were cities
Theuderic II
In AD 596 Clotaire II and his mother Fredegund took “Paris” which was supposed to be kept in common
In AD 599 Brunhilda was forced out of Austrasia by Theudebert II – his brother - and she was later taken care of by Thederic II
She later became really influencial and cause the brothers to go at many wars
But that later stopped for a while when the two had to side against their cousin Clotaire II
It took them a while to defeat him
Theuderic II
He was the king of Austrasia after his father Theuderic II since the year of AD 613
He died at a very young age since the mayor of the Austrasian palace sided with Clotaire II and they killed him, Brunhilda and his younger brother too
Sigebert II
He was the king of “Austrasia” which included “Provence” from AD 575 to AD 595 when he died
He was the son of Sigebert IAnd the adopted son of his own uncle
GuntramHe was the heir of Guntram and he survived
many attempts of killing by Fredegund who wished the Crown for her son Clotaire II
However, when Guntram died in AD 592, the kingdom was his
Childebert II
He was born in AD 586He was the son of Childebert II and received and
ruled “Austrasia” and the cities “Poitiers” “Tours” “Le Puyen-Velay” “Bordeaux” “Champagne” “Auvergne” “Transjurane Alemanniaen-Velay” and “Chateaudun”
In AD 599, he had war with his brother “Theuderic II”
Theuderic II defeated him at SensThey later allied against Clotaire II and defeated
himHe was later attacked from Theuderic II and he
stole “Alsace” from himHe and his son were assassinated in AD 612 His daughter “Emma” married Eadbald of Kent
Theudebert II
He was the eldest son of Clotaire II and Queen Haldetrude
He was born in AD 575His father was forced to put him
as king for the noblesHe was the King of AustrasiaHe created the Duchy of Alsace
(duchy – an area of land controlled by a duke/duchess)
He also ordered for Chilperic II to be killed sometime around AD 632
In AD 634 he’d put his young son Sigebert III on the crown which pleased the nobles
Dagobert I
A son of Clotaire and his other wife Queen Sichilde
He was briefly the king of Aquitaine (he only ruled for 4 years)
He ruled from AD 629 to his death in AD 632
He was first represented by his uncle which Dagobert I – his half brother – had killed
But Dagobert I soon accepted him and didn’t stop him from stealing Aquitaine at all
In AD 631 he was accepted enough to be put as the Godfather of Sigebert III – Dagobert’s son
He and his son were killed in AD 632
Charibert II
He was the son of Dagobert I and was born in AD 637
His mother was Queen Nanthild and she and been quite influential towards him
He ruled Neustria and BurgundyHis wife used to be an Aglo-Saxon aristrocrat
sold into slavery and later given to himHer name was “Balthild” and she made 3
successful sons with himHe died on the 27th of November in AD 657/8
and was buried in Saint Denic Basilica in Paris
Clovis II
He was born in AD 630 He was the son of Dagobert I and his concubine
“Ragnetrude” and also the half brother of Clovis II His wife was called Queen Chimnechild and they had a
son named Dagobert II When his father died, he ruled Austrasia
independently He quickly grew into an adult He became the leader of his army at only 10 years old He tried to add Thuringia to his kingdom but got
defeated in AD 640 The kingdom fell a while after that He died in AD 660 He also exiled his son Dagobert II to Ireland and
created many hospitals and churches too
Sigebert III
He was eldest son of Clovis II and Queen Balthild
When his father died in AD 658, he succeeded him under the regency of his mother (regency – period of ruling)
He had put his brother Childeric II for the crown for the Austrasians and their pleading in AD 662 during the regency
He was mostly described as the first ‘do-nothing-king’ of the Merovingian dynasty and his last 4 years fits
He died in the Spring of AD 673 and was buried in Saint Denis Basillica
Theuderic III succeeded him
Clotaire III
He was a son of the Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia named “Grimoald the Elder”
He was also the grandson of “Pepin of Landen”
He was later adopted by King Sigebert III and Queen Chimnechild
When his adopted father died, his father had ordered Sigebert III’s real son to be shorn of hair and then put his son as king of Austrasia
Grimoald, Childebert III and Ansegisel – married daughter of Pepin the Landen – where turned over later on and were executed some time from AD 657 to AD 661
Childebert III (the adopted)
He was the king of Neustria (including Burgundy)
He was also the king of Austrasia from AD 679 until he died in AD 691
He was the son of Clovis II and Queen BalthildHe was a ‘puppet’He was the king of all Franks in AD 679He married “Clotilda” daughter of Ansegisel
and she was also called Saint Begga of LandenHe had many children and died in AD 691
Theuderic III
He was the king of Austrasia from AD 662 He was also the king of all Franks for the last
two years of his lifeHe was the son of King Clovis II and his
grandfather was King Dagobert IIn AD 675, he granted Alsace to AdalrichHe was killed and later buried at Saint-
German-des-Pres
Childeric II
Clovis III – King of Austrasia AD 675-676 (died soon)Dagobert II – King of Austrasia AD 676- 679 (also was a
saint, his life was pretty much said because he was abandoned more than once but also kind of peaceful)
Clovis IV – King of All Franks AD 691-695 (when he was 9-13..he was really a puppet of “Pippin II” his uncle)
Childebert III – King of All Franks AD 695-711 (puppet of “Pippin of Heristal”)
Dagobert III – King of All Franks AD 711-715 (succeeded his father at age 12..most of the power was still with “Pippin of Heristal” but he died during Dagobert III’s heir)
Theuderic IV – King of All Franks AD 721-737 (he was pretty much contolled by “Charles Martel” mayor of the palace)
Clotaire IV – King of Austrasia AD 717-718 (puppet of “Charles Martel” the mayor of the palace; maybe not a Merovingian at all)
Other Kings
He was the youngest son of King Childeric II and was the king of “Neustria” from AD 715 until he died
He later became the King of All Franks from AD 718 until he died as well
He was actually the last Merovingian to have used his actual power to do anything (without being a puppet or ordered that is)
He was raised and born as “Daniel” but later picked and changed his own name
He was first predicted to be the puppet of the mayor of the palace “Ragenfrid” but turned out not to be
He was a warrior and a fighter and self-confident as wellHe was defeated by Charles Martel many times so he
and his mayor fledHe died in AD 720 in Attigny
Chiperic II
He was the King of All Franks from AD 752 to his death in AD 768
He was the son of Charles MartelHe also had a brother named
Carloman IHe also made many churches and
has put Childeric II up as the King of All Franks so that he could use him as his puppet
He received his share of the father’s kingdom when his father died in AD 741
He was a really good king actually and had made many conquests and expanded the kingdom many times
He died in AD 768 and his two sons “Charlemange” and “Carloman II” succeeded him
Pepin the Short
He was one of the two sons of Pepin the Short (aka Pepin the Great)
He was the second Carolingian King He was the King of All Franks from AD 768 (when
Pepin died) to AD 771 (when he died)His share had its capital at “Soissons”He was very troublesome and had a very short heir Once, they fought really serious and their mother had
to justify it but she favored Charlemange anywayHe married “Gerberga”He tried to use his brother’s allies for his own
advantage a few times and failedHe died on the 4th of December AD 771
Carloman II
Also known as “Charles the Great”
He expanded the Frankish Kingdom adding Italy to it
He also pushed and controlled the Saxons and Bavarians from invading his kingdom
He was also the King of All Franks from AD 768 to AD 814
When Carloman II died, it was all his kingdom
He united most of Europe He called himself king and didn’t
have a puppet!!He died in AD 814
Charlemange I
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