Cloderic “the Parricide”, King of Cologne

475 - 509  (34 years)

• Name	Cloderic “the Parricide”
  Suffix	King of Cologne
  Birth	475	Cologne, Westphalia
  Gender	Male
  Death	509
  	Cause: Murdered, on order of Clovis I
  Notes	http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps04/ps04_311.htm Cloderic was murdered. His wife was a kinswoman of St. Clothilde, the Burgundian Queen of Clovis I; Clovis I instigated a son of Cloderic to kill Cloderic, hence the term "parricide." This line, the Riparian Branch of the Merovingian House, is from "Ancestral Roots..." (7th edition), line 190. murdered his own father, «u»Sigobert the Lame «/u», in order to take his kingdom. Chlodoric acted upon the instigation of «u»Clovis I «/u» a rival king of the «u»Salian Franks «/u». After Sigobert's death Clovis then accused Chlodoric of the murder and had him killed in his turn for the crime. In this way Clovis became king of Sigobert's and Chlodoric's people.
  Person ID	I60418	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Siegbert the Lame, King of Cologne,   b. Abt 455   d. 509 (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F551616898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agilofinginne   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Blithilde   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Munderic de Vitry-en-Perthois,   b. Vitry-en-Perthois, France d. Abt 532
  Family ID	F551616897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013