Saint Gontran, King of the Franks

534 - 592  (60 years)

• Name	Gontran
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Between 532 and 534  [1]
  History	birth to death
  	Gontran's name was also spelt Guntchramn. [1] In 561, he was crowned as the King of the Franks. [1] In 577, he adopted his nephew, King Childebert II as his successor. [1]
  Death	28 Mar 592  [1]
  Burial	St-Marcel, Paris, Île-de-France, France   [1]
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  1. Gunthar,   b. 517   d. After 532  (Age 16 years)   2. Cheribert, King of Paris,   b. 520, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 567, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 47 years) ▻ Ingolberga;   Merofled,  m. After 561 ;   Theudechild,  m. After 561 ;   Marcovefa   3. Childerich   d. 561   4. Saint Gontran, King of the Franks,   b. Between 532 and 534   d. 28 Mar 592  (Age 60 years) ▻ Marcatrude,  m. 556 ;   Austrechild,  m. 566   5. Sigebert I, King of the Franks ,   b. 535   d. Between Nov 575 and Dec 575  (Age 40 years) ▻ Brunechilde,  m. 566/67   6. Clothsind   d. Before 567 ▻ Alboin, King of the Lombards,  m. 556 - 560
  Person ID	I22747
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Clothaire I, King of the Franks,   b. About 501, Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France d. 30 Nov 561 - 31 Dec 561 (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Ingunde
  Marriage	532
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F4090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marcatrude  [1]
  Marriage	556  [1]
  	Issue: 1. son [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F7730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Austrechild,   b. 548   d. Sep 580 (Age 32 years)  [1]
  Marriage	566  [1]
  	Issue: 1. Clotilde 2. Chlodomer (___-577) 3. Chlodoberga 4. Coltaire (567-577) [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years - She : ~ 18 years.
  Family ID	F7731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - St-Marcel, Paris, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1508] anonymous. Franks, Merovingian Kings , (manuscript, 2007).