List of Frankish Kings - Merovingian Kings of The Franks

Merovingian Kings of The Franks

All the Franks
Image Name Date of Birth Date of Death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Clovis I c. 466 27 November 511 509–511 (481–511) N/A

Clovis I united all the Frankish petty kingdoms as well as most of Roman Gaul under his rule, conquering the Domain of Soissons of the Roman general Syagrius as well as the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse. He took his seat at Paris, which along with Soissons, Reims, Metz, and Orléans became the chief residences. Upon his death, the kingdom was split among his four sons:

Soissons Paris Orléans Reims
Picture Name Picture Name Picture Name Picture Name
Chlothar I
511–561 (Clotaire r. 511–558) (Neustria)		 Childebert I
511–558 (Neustria)		 Chlodomer
511–524 (Neustria)		 Theuderic I (Thierry I r. 511-534) (Austrasia)
511–534
Theudebert I
534–548 (Austrasia)
Theudebald
548–555 (Austrasia)

Chlothar I eventually (558-561) inherited all of the Frankish kingdoms after the deaths of his brothers or their successors. After his own death, the kingdom was once again split among his four sons:

Soissons
(eventually Neustria)		 Paris Orléans
(eventually Burgundy)		 Reims and Metz
(eventually Austrasia)
Picture Name Picture Name Picture Name Picture Name
Chilperic I
561–584 (Neustria)		 Charibert I
561–567 (Caribert r. 561–593) (Neustria)		 Guntram
561–592 (Gontran r. 561–570) (Neustria)
 Sigebert I
561–575 (Austrasia)
Childebert II
575–595
Chlothar II
584–629 (Clotaire II, son of Chilperic, r. 584-628)
Theuderic II
595–613		 - Theudebert II
595–612
- Sigebert II
613
Dagobert I
623–629 (r. 628–638)

Chlothar II defeated Brunhilda and her grandson, reunifying the kingdom. However, in 623, in order to appease particularistic forces and also to secure the borders, he gave the Austrasians his young son as their own king. His son and successor, Dagobert I, emulated this move by appointing a sub-king for Aquitaine, with a seat at Toulouse, in 629 and Austrasia in 634.

Neustria, Austrasia & Burgundy Aquitaine
Picture Name Picture Name
Dagobert I
629–634		 Charibert II
629–632
Chilperic
632
Neustria and Burgundy Austrasia
Picture Name Picture Name
Dagobert I
634–639		 Sigebert III
634–656/660
Clovis II
639–655
Chlothar III
655–673		 - Childebert the Adopted
656–661
Childeric II
662–675
Theuderic III
673
Childeric II
673–675
Theuderic III
675–691
Clovis III
675–676
Dagobert II
676–679

Theuderic III was recognized as king of all the Franks in 679. From then on, the kingdom of the Franks can be treated as a unity again for all but a very brief period of civil war.

Image Name Date of Birth Date of Death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Theuderic III c. 654 12 April 691 679–691 N/A
Clovis IV c. 678 c. 695 691–695 son of
Childebert III c. 670/683 23 April 711 695–711 brother of
Dagobert III c. 699 31 December 715 711–715 brother of
Chilperic II c. 672 13 February 721 715–720 first cousin once removed of
Chlothar IV ? c. 719 717–718
 relative of
Theuderic IV c. 712 16 March/30 April 737 720–737 son of Dagobert III
interregnum 737–743
Childeric III c. 717 c. 754 743–752 relative of

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