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Key facts
- Reign
- 662–675
- Predecessor
- Chlothar III
- Successor
- Clovis III
- Born
- c. 653
- Died
- c. 675 (aged 21 – 22)
- Burial
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- Spouse
- Bilichild
- Issue
- Dagobert, Chilperic II
- Dynasty
- Merovingian
- Father
- Clovis II
- Mother
- Balthild
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Chelles
- Spouse
- Bilichild
- Child
- Chilperic II
- Father
- Clovis II
- Mother
- Balthild
- Sibling
- Theuderic III
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- king of Franks
- Family
- Merovingian dynasty
- Noble title
- king of Franks
- Image
- Portrait Roi de france Childéric II.jpg
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Childeric II
- date of birth
- 0655-01-01
- date of death
- 0675-01-01
- place of burial
- Royal abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
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Encyclopedic overview
Childeric II (c. 653 – 675) was King of the Franks in the 7th century. He ruled Austrasia from 662 and Neustria and Burgundy from 673 until his death, making him sole king for the final two years of his life.
Childeric was the second eldest son of King Clovis II and grandson of King Dagobert I and Queen Nanthild. His mother was Saint Balthild and his elder brother was Chlothar III, who was briefly sole king from 661 but gave Austrasia to Childeric the next year. Childeric was still a mere child when he was raised on the shields of his warriors and proclaimed king in Austrasia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Childeric II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.