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Theudebald
Sign in to savethumbnail|The Frankish Empire in 555, the year of Theudebald's death Theudebald (in modern English, Theobald; in French, Thibaut or Théodebald; in German, Theudowald) (534 – 555), son of Theudebert I and Deuteria, was the king of Metz, Rheims, or Austrasia—as it is variously called—from 548 to 555.
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- Royalty.successor
- Chlothar I
- Royalty.death_date
- c. 555 (aged 21)
- Royalty.spouse
- Waldrada
- Royalty.house
- Merovingian dynasty
- Royalty.father
- Theudebert I
- Royalty.mother
- Deuteria
- Royalty.name
- Theudebald
- Royalty.succession
- King of Metz & Rheims (Austrasia)
- Royalty.reign
- 548–555
- Royalty.predecessor
- Theudebert I
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thumbnail|The Frankish Empire in 555, the year of Theudebald's death Theudebald (in modern English, Theobald; in French, Thibaut or Théodebald; in German, Theudowald) (534 – 555), son of Theudebert I and Deuteria, was the king of Metz, Rheims, or Austrasia—as it is variously called—from 548 to 555.
He was only thirteen years of age when he succeeded and of ill health. However, the loyalty of the nobility to his father's memory preserved the peace during his minority. He married Waldrada, daughter of the Lombard king Wacho and his step-aunt, sister to his father's second wife, Wisigard. This marriage fortified the alliance between Austrasia and Lombardy.