General Notes

King of Soissons 584-613
King of the Franks 613-629
When his father, King Ch ilperic I of Soissons died in 584, Chlotar was not yet even born. Until 597, hi s kingdom was administered by his mother, Queen Fredegund, but when she died th at year he bagan to rule for himself, now 13 years old. In 613, the Austrasian and Burgundian kings, Theudebert II and Theuderic II respectively, had died, an d Queen Brunhild had placed the young Sigebert II on the throne of those two ki ngdoms. That year, the 29 year old Chlotar had Sigebert and Brunhild killed, an d became the first king of all the Franks since his grandfather Chlotar I died in 561. In 615, Chlotar passed the Edict of Paris, a sort of French Magna Carta that greatly pleased the nobles across the kingdom. In 623, he gave the kingdo m of Austrasia to his young son Dagobert I, which was a political move giving P epin I, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, and Bishop Arnulf of Metz, the two le ading Austrasian nobles, semi-autonomy for their loyalty to Chlotar. In 629, Ch lotar died and Dagobert became sole king, moving his capital from Austrasia to Paris.[New Cunard.ged]

King of Soissons 584-613
King of the Franks 613-629
When his father, King Ch ilperic I of Soissons died in 584, Chlotar was not yet even born. Until 597, hi s kingdom was administered by his mother, Queen Fredegund, but when she died th at year he bagan to rule for himself, now 13 years old. In 613, the Austrasian and Burgundian kings, Theudebert II and Theuderic II respectively, had died, an d Queen Brunhild had placed the young Sigebert II on the throne of those two ki ngdoms. That year, the 29 year old Chlotar had Sigebert and Brunhild killed, an d became the first king of all the Franks since his grandfather Chlotar I died in 561. In 615, Chlotar passed the Edict of Paris, a sort of French Magna Carta that greatly pleased the nobles across the kingdom. In 623, he gave the kingdo m of Austrasia to his young son Dagobert I, which was a political move giving P epin I, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, and Bishop Arnulf of Metz, the two le ading Austrasian nobles, semi-autonomy for their loyalty to Chlotar. In 629, Ch lotar died and Dagobert became sole king, moving his capital from Austrasia to Paris.