Clotaire I "the Old" 
Clotaire I "the was born about 0497 in Reims, Neustria. Clotaire I "the's father was Clovis I 'The Great' and his mother was St. Clothilde de Burgundy. His paternal grandparents were Childeric and Basina De Thuringia; his maternal grandfather was King of Burgundy Chilperic. He had three brothers and a sister, named King of Paris, King of Orleans, Theodoric and Clotilde of the. He died in Braines, France.General Notes
Son of Clovis I, King of the Franks, he inherited Soissons on his deathin 511. He, with his four brothers, attacked and defeated Burgundy underthe kings Sigisbert and Godomar early in his reign. With his oldestbrother Theuderic I, King of Metz, he attacked the Thuringian Franksunder King Hermanfrid, took the kingdom, and took his daughter Radegund.Next, with his brother Childebert I, King of Paris, Chlotar murdered hisnephews who were under the care of Queen Clotilda his mother. WhenTheuderic died, the kingdom was up for grabs. Chlotar and Childebert eachreceived only a small part, the most of it going to Theudebert, his son.In 555, Theudebald, who had succeeded his father Theudebert in Austrasia,died, and Austrasia passed to Chlotar. When Childebert died in 558, Parisfell to Chlotar as well, thus making him sole ruler of the Franks. WhenChlotar died in 561, the kingdom was divided among his 4 living sons:Charibert (Paris), Guntram (Burgundy), Chilperic (Soissons), and Sigebert(Metz).
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0370 in Westphalia, Germany d.0427
- b.~ 0395 in Westphalia, Germany d.0447 in Cambray, Nord, France
- b.~ 0376 in France
- b.~ 0415 in France d.0458
- b.0370 in Thuringia, Germany d.0410 in Rome, Italy
- b.0398 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.0363 in Cauca, Spain
- b.0436 in Westphalia, Germany d.26 NOV 481
- b.~ 0390 in Westphalia, Germany
- b.~ 0419 in Westphalia, Germany
- b.0466 d.27 NOV 511
- b.~ 0410 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.~ 0439 in Thuringia, Germany
- b.~ 0497 in Reims, Neustria d.23 NOV 561 in Braines, France
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- d.0473
- b.~ 0445 in Bourgogne, Burgundy d.0491
- b.~ 0475 in Bourgogne, Burgundy d.3 JUN 548 in Tours, France
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They had two sons named Chilperic and King of Burgundy.
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Children
Chilperic
Chilperic was born about 0523 in Soissons, Aisne, France. He died in October 0584. He was buried in St. Vincent Abbey, Paris, Seine, France.
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