Clodius (Clodio) V "The Long Haired", King of Franks^{[1, 2]}

Abt 395 - Bef 450  (~ 54 years)

• Name	Clodius (Clodio) V "The Long Haired"
  Suffix	King of Franks
  Nickname	The Long Haired
  Birth	Abt 395	Westphalia Co., DEU
  Gender	Male
  Name	Clodio (Chlodio)
  Name	Clodion
  Death	Bef 450
  Notes	He was also called Clodion and was King of the Salian Franks. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service - Ancestral File, "Electronic," «b»http://familysearch.org/Search/af/ancestral_file_frame.asp?recid=7677509, «/b» Clodion "Le Chevelu" King Of FRANCE (AFN: 9GBJ-ZH); Sex: M; Event(s): Birth: Abt 0395 , , Westphalia, Germany; Death: 447/449; Burial: Cambray, Nord, France. «b»http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps04/ps04_373.htm«/b» Clodion is considered by some authors (1) the son and heir of Pharamond. According to Gregory of Tours, he lived in the castle of Dispargum, Thuringia. Chlodio's tribe renounced the suzerainty of Rome after 428 and broke across the Scheldt River, spreading southward into Gaul and occupying the region as far as the Somme. The Franks seized Tournai and Cambrai, but their defeat (c. 431) by the Roman military commander, magister utriusque militiae Flavius Ætius, at Helena (Hélesme), prevented further expansion. He made peace with Ætius and died c. 447/448. Clodion reigned 428-448. The Salic Franks came from Dieburg in Hessen, the name Salic deriving from the river Saale (a tributary of the river Main). His territory was Tournai and corresponds generally to the later area of Hainaut. ("Ancestral Roots...- Supplement," F.L.Weis, 1952, p. 37) «b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clodio«/b» «b»Chlodio«/b» (395-448) was a king of the «u»Salian Franks «/u» from the «u»Merovingian «/u» «u»dynasty «/u». He was known as the Long-Haired King and lived at a place on the «u»Thuringian «/u» border called «u»Dispargum «/u». From there he invaded the «u»Roman Empire «/u» in «u»428 «/u» and settled in Northern «u»Gaul «/u», where already other groups of Salians were settled. Although he was attacked by the Romans he was able to maintain his position and 3 years later in «u»431 «/u» extended his kingdom down south to the «u»Somme River «/u». In «u»448 «/u», 20 years after his reign began, Chlodio was finally defeated at an unidentified place called Vicus Helena by «u»Flavius Aëtius «/u», the commander of the «u»Roman Army «/u» in Gaul. Like all «u»Merovingian kings «/u» Chlodio had long hair as a ritual custom. His successor may have been «u»Merovech «/u», after whom the dynasty was named 'Merovingian'. One legend has it that his father was «u»Pharamond «/u». The sources on Chlodio's history are «u»Gregory of Tours «/u» and «u»Sidonius Apollinaris «/u». «b»Sources «tab»«u»«/b»Gregory of Tours «/u», Historiën.
  Person ID	I10837	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Pharamond, King of Westphalia,   b. Abt 370, Westphalia Province, DEU d. 428 (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Argotta, Queen of Franks,   b. Abt 376   d. 438 (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F4856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Basina of Thuringia, Princess of Thuringians Queen of Franks,   b. Bef 398, Thuringia, DEU d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Merovech (Merovee)(Merovaeus), King of the Franks,   b. Abt 415, France d. 458 (Age ~ 43 years)   2. Sigimberus I, BISHOP OF AUVERGNE,   b. Abt 419, Westphalia, Germany d. Yes, date unknown   3. Adelbert,   b. Abt 426, Westphalia, Germany d. 491 (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F4857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

• Photos		Clodio "Long-Hair" King of Salic Franks
  		Clodio

  
  

• Sources

  [S421] Laurence Gardner, Bloodline of the Holy Grail. [S401] Albert F. Schmuhl The Royal Line.