Historical Figures

Childebert I (495 - 558)

Son of Clovis and Clotilde, Childebert obtained the kingdom of Paris in western Gaul. He engages with his brothers against the Burgundians, where his older brother Clodomir is killed. From then on, with Clotaire, he murdered the sons of Clodomir in order to share his territory. With Clotaire he integrates Burgundy (future Burgundy) into the Frankish kingdom. Then, the two brothers go on a campaign against the Visigoths. On his death in 558, Clotaire recovered the entire Frankish kingdom.