Chlothar I 'The Old' King of Franks 1867,1868,1871
FamilySearch ID: 9MTD-7C8 Noted events in his life were: 1. Clan: Merovingian dynasty,,. 1872 2. Title of Nobility: King of the Franks at Soissons, between 511 and 558, in Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France. 1870,1872 3. Title of Nobility: King of the Franks at Orleáns, between 524 and 558, in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 1870,1872 4. Title of Nobility: King of the Franks, between 558 and 561, in , , , Frankish Empire. 1870,1872 5. Title of Nobility: King of the Franks at Reims , between 555 and 558, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. 1870,1872 6. He was religious. 1872 Chlothaire's father, Clovis I, had converted to Nicene Christianity, but Chlothaire, like other Merovingians, did not consider that the Christian doctrine of monogamy should be expected of royalty: he had five wives, more from political expediency, for the purpose of forming alliances, than for personal motives. Chlothar married Ingunde of Thuringia, daughter of Baderic of Thuringia and Unknown. (Ingunde of Thuringia was born in 499 in , , Thuringia, Germany,1867,1873 died on 13 August 563 in Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France 1867,1873 and was buried in 563 in Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France 1867,1873.) Chlothar next married Arnegund of Thuringia in 532.1870 (Arnegund of Thuringia was born in 500 in Gotha, , Thuringia, Germany,1871 died on 13 August 551 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France 1871 and was buried in 551 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France 1871.) |