Chlodomer of the Franks, King of the Franks^[1]

Abt 495 - 524  (~ 29 years)

• Name	Chlodomer of the Franks
  Suffix	King of the Franks
  Birth	Abt 495
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	511
  Death	524
  	Cause: Killed at the Battle of Vézeronce
  Notes	Acceded: 511 King of Orléans. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal11924 In «u»523 «/u»-«u»524 «/u», possibly at the instigation of his mother «u»Clotilde <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotilde>«/u», who was eager to avenge her nephew who had been assassinated by «u»Sigismund of Burgundy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_of_Burgundy>«/u», Chlodomer joined with his brothers in an expedition against the «u»Burgundians <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgundians>«/u». After capturing Sigismund, Chlodomer returned to Orléans. However, Sigismund's brother «u»Gondomar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondomar_of_Burgundy>«/u» returned triumphantly to «u»Burgundy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgundy>«/u» at the head of the troops sent by his ally, the «u»Ostrogothic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrogoth>«/u» king «u»Theodoric the Great <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoric_the_Great>«/u». There, he massacred the garrison the «u»Franks <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks>«/u» had left behind. Although victorious, Chlodomer had Sigismund and his sons «u»Gisald «/u» and «u»Gondebaud «/u»assassinated on «u»May 1«/u», «u»524.«/u» He then led a second expedition against the Burgundians. He was killed on this expedition, in the spring or summer of the same year, at the «u»Battle of Vézeronce <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_V%C3%A9zeronce>«/u». His three sons were entrusted to his mother until his widow married «u»Clotaire I <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotaire_I>«/u». Clotaire, however, had Chlodomer's children killed, although Clodoald managed to escape. Better known as Saint Cloud, he later became abbot of «u»Nogent <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nogent>«/u», having given up his hair, the symbol of the Frankish royalty, rather than giving up his life.
  Person ID	I5940	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Clovis (Chlodovech) I the Great of the Franks, King of Franks,   b. 463, Loire-Atlantique, FRA d. 27 Nov 511, St Pierre, France (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Chrotechilde (Clothilde)(Clothilda)of Burgundy,   b. 475, Bourgogne, France d. 3 Jun 548, Tours, Indre-et-loire, France (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	493
  Family ID	F1991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Guntheuc,   b. 495   d. 532 (Age 37 years)
  Children	1. Gunthar   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Theodebald   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Clodoald ( St Cloud),   b. 524   d. Abt 560 (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F8274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).