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Chilperic I, King of the Franks

Male 535 - 584  (49 years)


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  • Name Chilperic I  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Before 535  [1
    History birth to death 
    • Chilperic I's name was also spelt Chilperic.
    • Between 539 and 584, he was ruled as the King of Neustria. [2]
    • In 561, he was crowned as the King of the Franks. [1]
    Death 27 Sep 584 - 9 Oct 584  Chelles, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • He was murdered. [1]
    Burial Église Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5861  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2021 

    Father Clothaire I, King of the Franks,   b. About 501, Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 561 - 31 Dec 561 (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Aregunde 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F4095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Audovere   d. 580  [1
    Marriage 549  [1
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 14 years - She : ??. 
    Children 
     1. Theodebert,   c. 18 Apr 583, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 584 (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. Merovech   d. 577
     3. Clovis   d. 580
     4. Basina   d. After 590
     5. Childesinde,   b. 567
    Family ID F4443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2019 

    Family 2 Galswintha,   b. 540   d. 567 (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 564  [1
    • Chilperic sought Galswintha's hand in marriage after his brother, King Sigebert, had married the noblewoman, Brunhilda (Galswintha's sister),[a] a union that violated the Merovingian tradition of seeking the hand of a lowborn woman instead. According to Gregory of Tours, Chilperic was betrothed to multiple women at the time of his marriage to Galswintha and had promised to dismiss all of them if she accepted his proposal. Chilperic honored his avowal by dispensing with his other wives when he married Galswintha. [4]
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 29 years - She : ~ 24 years. 
    Family ID F4444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2021 

    Family 3 Frédégunde,   b. 543   d. 597 (Age 54 years)  [1, 2, 3
    Marriage 568  [1
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 33 years - She : ~ 25 years. 
    Children 
     1. Rigunth,   b. 569
     2. Chlodebert   d. 580, Abbey of Saint-Médard de Soissons, Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Samson,   b. 573   d. 577 (Age 4 years)
     4. Theoderich,   c. 18 Apr 583, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 584 (Age ~ 0 years)
     5. Chlothar II "the Young", King of the Neustrian Franks,   b. 584   d. 18 Oct 629 (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F4442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChild - Theodebert - 18 Apr 583 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Theoderich - 18 Apr 583 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Sep 584 - 9 Oct 584 - Chelles, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Église Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1508] anonymous. Franks, Merovingian Kings , (manuscript, 2007).

    2. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    3. [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).

    4. [S304] Wikipedia, Galswintha.