Childebert Ier

Childebert Ier , (born towards 497 - died the December 23rd 558 with Paris), was King de Paris of 511 with 558 and king d' Orléans of 524 with 558.

Childebert was the third wire of Clovis and the second of the three that this last had with Clotilde.

Biography

With died of his/her father, into 511, the kingdom is divided into four: the elder one, Thierry in with half and the three wire of Clotilde share the remaining half. Childebert becomes king of the Paris.

In 523 - 524, at the instigation of Clotilde, Childebert and her three brothers unite in a forwarding against Burgondes. After the death of his brother Clodomir Ier, king d' Orléans, who dies at the time of the Bataille of Vézeronce, with the different assistance of sound brother Clotaire I {{er}}, king de Soissons, which had married, his sister-in-law, the widow of Clodomir, it makes cut the throat of two of his nephews to seize the heritage, leaving in life only Clodoald because this last manages to flee. Better known under the name of holy Cloud, this last founded a monastery with Nogent-sur-Seine (today Saint-Cloud) and became the first abbot about it, having preferred to give up its hair, symbol of the franque royalty, rather than with the life. Thierry, as for him seizes part of the heritage made up of the Auxerrois, Berry and Sénonais.

In agreement with his brothers, it continues the war against new king de Burgondie, Godomar III, king of the Burgondes, brother of Sigismond, cut the throat of, the 1 {{er}} May 524, on order of Clodomir

In 532, it besieges Autun, takes it, locks up forever Godomar III, which had stood as successor of Sigismond, with the assistance of his/her relative and combined, the king of Ostrogoths Théodoric Large the. In 534, they finish conquering with Clotaire the kingdom burgonde in entirety, on which, they Co-reign. Then during the winter 536 - 537, they recover (or more precisely buys ) the Provence.

With Clotaire, it takes Pampelune in Spain, then made the seat of Saragossa. A seat which is a failure and which it is finally obliged to raise. But it brings back this forwarding the stole of holy Vincent, in the honor of which it made build a church, integrated thereafter in the Abbaye of Saint-Germain-of-Meadows.

Childebert died the December 13rd 558, day chosen for the solemn dedication of the Basilique Saint-Vincent and Holy-Cross , called then Saint-Germain-of-Meadows, which it had founded in 543 for glorifier the relics of holy Vincent. One did not defer the ceremony, which was at the same time, made single, that of the funeral of the king. The bishop Germain officiated with the high altar surrounded by six other bishops and the skin of Childebert was buried in the vault which awaited it and which it itself had indicated. Died without descent, its kingdom returns in Clotaire which, only remaining king, reunifies the kingdom of Clovis.

Wives and children

towards 522 Ultrogothe, of origin ostrogothe. it had:
  • Chrodoberge (towards 525) religious
  • Chrodesinde, religious

See too

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