Childeric I of the Franks, King of Franks^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

436 - 481  (45 years)

• Name	Childeric I of the Franks
  Suffix	King of Franks
  Birth	436	Westphalia Co., DEU
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	460
  Name	//
  Death	26 Nov 481
  Notes	Acceded: 460 See Europäisch Stammtafeln Band I tafel 1. «b» http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal11922 «/b» He was also known as the King of the Salian Franks. «b»http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps04/ps04_433.htm«/b» Childeric I was established around Tournai with his tribe and fought against the Visigoths with the Roman General Odoacer and with him intercepted a band of Alamanni. He ruled the Salic Franks 458-481; his kingdom included Siene, Marne, Meuse, Moselle, Treves, Angers and Orleans. In 1653 his tomb was discovered at Tournai. He broke with Rome and was succeeded by his son Clovis. Childeric's tribe had come to the fertile valleys of the Somme and the Oise rivers to find new lands to farm. According to Gregory of Tours, the reign of Childeric was interrupted when he fled to Thuringia due to assasination threats. During his absence, the Franks chose the Roman general Aegidius as their king. It seems that even during his presence, Childeric was not a strong king, and that the history of the Frankish kingdom really begins with the reign of his son Clovis. «b» http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childeric_I«/b»
  Person ID	I5949	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Merovech (Merovee)(Merovaeus), King of the Franks,   b. Abt 415, France d. 458 (Age ~ 43 years)
  Mother	Verica, Qureen of Franks,   b. Abt 419, Westphalia Co., DEU d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Basina Princess of Thuringia, Queen of Franks   d. Aft 496
  Children	1. 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)   2. Audefleda   d. 526   3. Alboflede   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lantechilde   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

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  		Childeric I King of Salic Franks
  		Childeric I Signet ring of Childeric I. Inscription CHILDERICI REGIS ("of Childeric the king"). Found in his tomb at Tournai, now in the Monnaie de Paris

  
  

• 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). [S421] Laurence Gardner, Bloodline of the Holy Grail. [S401] Albert F. Schmuhl The Royal Line. [S399] Stevens, Luke, Line of Adam.