558

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Instance of: year
Part of: 550s
Followed by: 559
Follows: 557

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topic's main category: Category:558
point in time: 0558-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 558
category for births in this time period: Category:558 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:558 deaths
Commons category: 558

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King Chlothar I (c. 497–561)

Year 558 (DLVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 558 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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