Childéric II

Childéric II is the king of the Francs of Austrasie of 663 with 673 then king of all the Francs of 673 with 675. He was born towards 655. He is the son junior by the king Clovis II and the queen Bathilde. He reaches the throne at the 8 years age. As he was minor during the beginning of his reign, the regency of the capacity is exerted by its adviser, the duke Vulfoald. In 673, after the deposition of his/her brother Thierry III, Childéric unifies the kingdoms Francs of Neustrie and Austrasie under its sceptre. In 675, the Neustriens not agreeing more to be to control by the king Childéric II and his advisers Austrasiens, organize a plot to remove the king. The chief of the cabal names Bodilo. King Childéric had been the wrong to have made it beat, attached to a post. In the forest of Livry, with his/her friends Ingobert and Amalbert, Bodilo kills king Childéric and his wife the queen Bilichilde then pregnant. Learning, the advisers of the king - Vulfoald at the head - fled in Austrasie.

Sources

- Chapter 1 of the " Continuation of the Chronicle Frédégaire " (towards 760):

" Thus Clovis, wire of Dagobert, took for queen a woman of foreign birth, named Bathilde, advised and distinguished woman, of which it had three wire, Clotaire, Childéric and Thierry. He had like Maire of the palate an energetic and wise man named Erchinoald. Also Clovis maintained it in its kingdom a peace without war. In the last years of its life, however, it lost the reason and returned the heart after having reigned eighteen years. The Francs also place on the throne his/her oldest son, Clotaire, at the side of his/her mother the queen mentioned above. "

- Chapter 2 of the " Continuation of the Chronicle Frédégaire " (towards 760):

" At the same time also died Erchinoald, the Maire of the palate. The Frank plunged by uncertainty, hold a council and place in this function and at this row Ebroin. In these days, the king Clotaire, carried by a violent fever, died out in his youth after having reigned four years. His/her brother Thierry however succeeded to him on the throne. Because his/her Childéric brother was high on the throne by the Francs in Austrasie, near the duke Vulfoald. At that time, the Francs formentent a plot against Ebroin, are raised against Thierry and drive out it throne. They cut the hair to him and tonsurent it, and tonsurent also Ebroin itself, which they send against its liking in Burgundy, with the monastery of Luxeuil. They address an embassy in Austrasie at Childéric. This one comes in company of the duke Vulfoald and they put it at the head of all the kingdom. It is that king Childéric soft and was extremely carried. In its turn, it pushed the nation of the Francs to the revolt, dishonouring them and scorning them, until a considerable hatred grows among them and causes finally its own dishonor and its fall. While this situation worsened, it ordered, in violation of the law, that noble frankly, named Bodilo, were attached to a post and were coiled blows. This spectacle threw the Francs in a violent anger, they were well Ingobert and Amalbert as well as other notable francs which formentèrent the revolt against Childéric. Ledit Bodilo was drawn up against him, with others, in very great number, ready to take the king with the trap: in the forest of Livry, it killed it at the same time as its queen, named Bilichilde then pregnant - it is a sorrow which to say it. Vulfoald also, put in escape, escaped and turned over in Austrasie. "

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