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Born c.539
Died September 584 or October 584 • Chelles • France
House / Dynasty Merovingian dynasty
Notable Family Members spouse Galswintha • spouse Fredegund
Clovis I
Merovingian king
Guntram
king of Burgundy
Chlotar I
Merovingian king
Sigebert I
Merovingian king
Charibert I
king of the Franks
Grimoald
duke of Benevento
portrait of Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
Louis the Pious
Louis I
Holy Roman emperor
Charles Martel in full armour.
Charles Martel
Frankish ruler
St. Gregory of Tours
Frankish scholar
Pippin III
Pippin III
king of the Franks
Rabanus Maurus
Rabanus Maurus
Frankish archbishop
Louis II
king of the East Franks
Brunhild
queen of Austrasia
Arnulf
Arnulf
Holy Roman emperor
Lothar I
Lothar I
Holy Roman emperor
Charles II
Holy Roman emperor
Ansgar, Saint
Saint Ansgar
missionary
Lothar
king of Lotharingia
Louis II
emperor of Franks

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