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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
- Spouse
- Basina of Thuringia
- Father
- Merovech
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- king of Franks
- Family
- Merovingian dynasty
- Image
- CHILDERICI REGIS.jpg
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- Commons category
- 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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