King Chlothar ("The Old") Meroving I of the Franks 
Chlothar, known as "The Old", was born in 0498 in Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France. "The Old"'s father was King Chlodovech ("The Great") I of France and his mother was Chrotechilde (St. Clotilda) of Burgundy. His paternal grandparents were King Childeric I of the Franks and Princess Basina Thuringia II; his maternal grandparents were King Chilperich of Burgundy and Aggripina of Burgundy. He had a sister named Clotilde. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 63 on November 23rd, 0561 in Braines, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was buried in Abbaye De St Mâedard, Soissons, France.General Notes
King of the Franks and Soissons
Note: Reign: Late 511 - December 561
End of reign: December 561, died
Name/byname: Also called: Chlotar; byname: the Old/French: leVieux
The youngest son of Clovis I and Clotilde, Clotaire inherited apart of his father's kingdom. Initially, Clovis' domain includedthe old lands of the Salian Franks in modern northern France andBelgium with the center in Soissons, but by the end of his reignhe united all Frankish lands.
Clovis went on military campaign against the Burgundians in 523.He seized Authun and then ravaged Burgundy in 525. The death ofhis elder brother, Clodomir, in 524 caused partition of thekingdom of Orl‚ans, which benefited Clotaire and his tworemaining brothers, Childebert and Thierry. To prevent theclaims of Clodomir's sons to their father's lands, Clotairealong with Childebert organized their murder in 532. Clovishelped Thierry to conquer the Thuringians in 531 and alsocampaigned with Childebert against the Visigoths in 542/543.
In 555, Clotaire inherited the lands of Thibaud (Th‚odebald),Thierry's grandson, who died without issue. The death ofChildebert I brought Chlotaire the absolute power in theMerovingian kingdom. In 560 he crashed the revolt of his ownson, Chramne, who first conspired with Childebert againstClotaire and then joined forces with the Bretons, but wasdefeated and put to death on orders of Clotaire.
The unification of Merovingian lands came to an end with thedeath of Clotaire in December 561. His four sons again dividedthe Frankish kingdom.
Sources: Text: R. P. Anselme, Histoire de la maison royale deFrance et des grands officiers de la Couronne, Paris: EstienneLoyson, 1674
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0370 in Westphalia, Germany d.0427
- b.ABT 0385/0395 in Westphalia, Germany d.0448
- b.~ 0376 in France
- b.~ 0415 in France d.0458
- b.0365 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.< 0398 in Thuringia, France
- b.0385 d.0443
- b.0436 in Westphalia, Germany d.26 Nov 0482
- b.ABT 0370/0374 in Constantinople d.15 Aug 0414 in Rome, Italy
- b.0395/0405 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d.0448 in France
- b.0371 in Italy d.0397 in Italy
- b.~ 0419 in West Phalia, Germany
- b.0370 in Cologne, France
- b.0399 in France d.0450 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- b.ABT 0351/0375 in Germany
- b.~ 0463 in Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France d.27 Nov 0511 in Church of Saint, France
- b.0336 d.0384
- b.0365 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.~ 0390 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.0360 d.0409
- b.0385 d.0443
- b.~ 0438 in Thuringia, France d.> 0470
- b.0414 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.0498 in Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France d.23 Nov 0561 in Braines, Loire-Atlantique, France
- b.ABT 0385/0395 in Westphalia, Germany d.0448
- b.~ 0415 in France d.0458
- b.< 0398 in Thuringia, France
- b.0436 in Westphalia, Germany d.26 Nov 0482
- b.0395/0405 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d.0448 in France
- b.~ 0419 in West Phalia, Germany
- b.0399 in France d.0450 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- b.0445 in Bourgogne, France d.0491
- b.0365 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.~ 0390 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.0385 d.0443
- b.~ 0438 in Thuringia, France d.> 0470
- b.0414 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.0475 in Bourgogne, Marneogne, France d.03 Jun 0548 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.0410 d.0463
- b.0449/0452 in Bourgogne, France d.0506
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"The Old" and Ingonde were married in a religious ceremony in 0517 in France. They had two sons named Charibert and Charibert.
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Children
King Charibert I of Paris
Charibert was born in 0520 in Paris, Seine, France. He was buried in Abbaye De St Vincent, Paris, France.
They had a son named Chilperic.
They had a daughter named Blitildes.
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