• General Notes

  TITLE:  King of Soissons, BET. 511-561
  TITLE:  King of Orleans, BET. 524-561
  TITLE:  King of the FRANKS, BET. 558-561
  BURIAL:  Abbaye de St. Medard, Soissons, FRANCE
  NICK:  "Le Vieux" ("The Old") Merovingian
  Sources: RC 303; AF; Kraentzler 1636; Collins; Pfafman; "The Franks" by
  Edward James; Chart in "Women in the Wall" by Julia O'Faolain.
  Franks: Ruled from 511-561. The youngest and last surviving son of Clovis.
  Founded St. Medard Church at Soissons.
  RC: Clothaire I, King of Soissons, 511; King of Orleans, 524; King of France,
  558-561.
  K: Clothaire I, King of Franks and of Soissons.
  Collins: Clothaire I (pronounced Clotary).
  Pfafman: Clothaire I (Lothar I), King of Soissons 511-558. Sole King of the
  Franks 558-561. Born 499, died 561.
  Chart in "Women in the Wall" lists these wives for "Clotair" I: (1)
  Guntheuca, (2) Chunsina, (3) Ingunda, (4) Aregunda, (5) Radeguna, (6) a
  concubine, and (7) Vuldetrada. It lists children for wives 2, 3, 4 and 6.

Details of (King) Clothaire I (Chlothar)'s family with (Princess) Ingonde Von THURINGIA