• General Notes

  "During the reign of Childeric, Cathicus held the office of mayor of the palace, in his kingdoms of Neustria and Austrasia, but he being a passionate and cruel Prince, was not permitted to reign long. He [Childeric] was suprised and assinated while engages in the chace, by a noble Parisian, whom he had insulted in one of his fits of anger. His death proved favorable to the cause of the legitimate heir, who being joined by the Guelph, was without difficulty placed on his father's throne, and unanimously acknowledged king of Austrasia, where Cathicus, or as the French writers call him, Wulfoade, was continued in his charge as mayor of the palace. After a peaceable reign of eight years, he fell with his master, who was also murdered while hunting in the forest of Vaivres." Annals of Hanover, pages 36-37.
  
  See also chronicle of Bobolenus, chapter 23.
  
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  Sources:
  
     1. Title: Annals of the House of Hannover
        Author: Sir Andrew Halliday, M.D., F. R. S. E.
        Publication: William Sams, Royal Library, St. James Street, London 1826
  
        Author is listed as Fellow of the Royal Society of Gottingen, knight of the Order of Guelph, Licentiate of the College of Physicians, and Domestic Physician to H.B.H. the Duke of Clarence.
        Note: ABBR Annals of the House of Hannover
        Page: 437
        Text: QUAY 3
     2. Title: Human Family Project
        Author: Mary Slawson, Chair
        Publication: Copyright January 2006
        Note: ABBR Human Family Project
     3. Title: Annals of the House of Hannover
        Author: Sir Andrew Halliday, M.D., F. R. S. E.
        Publication: William Sams, Royal Library, St. James Street, London 1826
  
        Author is listed as Fellow of the Royal Society of Gottingen, knight of the Order of Guelph, Licentiate of the College of Physicians, and Domestic Physician to H.B.H. the Duke of Clarence.
        Note: ABBR Annals of the House of Hannover
        Page: 35
        Text: QUAY 3 

Details of Cathicus' family with <Unknown>