King of Franks, Merovech (Meroveus)

Birth Name King of Franks, Merovech (Meroveus) 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a
Gramps ID I36011
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E47272] BET. 411 - 415 France  
3b 4b 5b
Death [E47273] BET. 457 - 458    
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_FA1 [E47274]   King of the Franks at Yssel, 448-458.  
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_FA2 [E47275]   Origin was of the Sicambrian Franks.  
3e 4e 5e
_FA3 [E47276]   Followed the pagan cult of “Diana of the Ardennes of the nine fires.”  
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_FA4 [E47277]   Known as “the Young”.  
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_FA5 [E47278]   King of the Salian Franks, on the River Yssel.  
1 2c 3h 4h 5h
_FA6 [E47279]   Hengist’s supplies for his 1st British campaign may have come from Merovich.  
1 3i 4i 5i
_FA7 [E47280]   Intelligent; rose from personal obscurity to his descendants' greatness.  
1 3j 4j 5j
_FA8 [E47281]   Extended domain as far as Mentz on the one side.  
2d 3k 4k 5k
_FA9 [E47282]   Expelled Attila the Hun.  
2e 3l 4l 5l
_FA10 [E47283]   Conquered Picardy, Normandy, most of the Isle de France.  
2f 3m 4m 5m

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father King of Westphalia, Clodius Long Hair [I36456]about 395BET. 450 - 455
Mother von Thuringia, Basina [I36455]before 398
         King of Franks, Merovech (Meroveus) [I36011] BET. 411 - 415 BET. 457 - 458

Families

    Family of King of Franks, Merovech (Meroveus) and Pss of Sweden, Verica [F15339]
Married Wife Pss of Sweden, Verica [I37717] ( * about 419 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E60130]      
2g 3n
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
King of Franks, Childeric I of the Franks [I36010]436481-11-26

Narrative

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See Europäisch Stammtafeln Bund I tafel 1.

Subject: Anscestory of Merovech?
From: jheikkil@@highlander.cbnet.ns.ca (saint_bubba)
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 06:44:08 GMT
Message-ID: <55rt7v$m81@@news.nstn.ca>

as part of research looking into the merovingian dynasty, i haven't
been able to locate any information that would point to the parents
and other descendents of Merovech, King of the Franks from c.e.
447-458. he is also often called Merovee. i know the rumours that he
was descended from the tribe of Benjamin when they became the
Sicambrian Franks, but I can't find anything to substantiate this.
Any help would be appreciated.

Pedigree

  1. King of Westphalia, Clodius Long Hair [I36456]
    1. von Thuringia, Basina [I36455]
      1. King of Franks, Merovech (Meroveus)
        1. Pss of Sweden, Verica [I37717]
          1. King of Franks, Childeric I of the Franks [I36010]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. G.P. Baker: Fighting Kings of Wessex [S422383]
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        Died 2 years aft the battle of Chalons (in year 451 (Goths & Romans combined defeated Attila the Hun); so died abt 453

  2. Ernst-Friedrich Kraentzler: Ancestry of Richard Plantagenet & Cecily de Neville [S421655]
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