Saint Gontran, King of the Franks

534 - 592  (60 years)

• Name	Gontran
  Birth	Between 532 and 534  [1]
  History	birth to death
  Gontran's name was also spelt Guntchramn. [1] In 561, he was crowned as the King of the Franks. [1] In 577, he adopted his nephew, King Childebert II as his successor. [1]
  Reign	From 561 to 592 (29 years)
  King of Franks at Orléans (Merovingian dynasty)
  Death	28 Mar 592  [1]
  Burial	St-Marcel, Paris, Île-de-France, France   [1]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Gunthar,   b. 517   d. After 532  (Age 16 years) + 2. Cheribert, King of Paris,   b. 520, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 567, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 47 years) ▻ Ingolberga;   Merofled,  m. After 561 ;   Theudechild,  m. After 561 ;   Marcovefa   3. Childerich   d. 561 > 4. Saint Gontran, King of the Franks,   b. Between 532 and 534   d. 28 Mar 592  (Age 60 years) ▻ Marcatrude,  m. 556 ;   Austrechild,  m. 566 > 5. Sigebert I, King of the Franks ,   b. 535   d. Between Nov 575 and Dec 575  (Age 40 years) ▻ Brunechilde,  m. 566/67 > 6. Clothsind   d. Before 567 ▻ Alboin, King of the Lombards,  m. 556 - 560
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Clothaire I and Aregunde )
  + 1. Chilperic I, King of the Franks,   b. Before 535   d. 27 Sep 584 - 9 Oct 584, Chelles, Île-de-France, France  (Age 49 years) ▻ Audovere,  m. 549 ;   Galswintha,  m. 564 ;   Frédégunde,  m. 568
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Clothaire I and Chunsina )
  > 1. Chramn   d. 30 Nov 560 - 31 Dec 560 ▻ Chalda
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Basabelian I, King of Troy   (62 x Great Grandfather)  Ingunde  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22747
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Clothaire I, King of the Franks,   b. About 501, Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France d. 30 Nov 561 - 31 Dec 561 (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ingunde
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F4090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Marcatrude  [1]
  Marriage	556  [1]
  Issue: 1. son [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F7730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Austrechild,   b. 548   d. Sep 580 (Age 32 years)  [1]
  Marriage	566  [1]
  Issue: 1. Clotilde 2. Chlodomer (___-577) 3. Chlodoberga 4. Coltaire (567-577) [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years - She : ~ 18 years.
  Family ID	F7731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Saint Gontran, King of the Franks(534 – 592) 2Clothaire I, King of the Franks(501 – 561) 4Clovis I, King of the Franks(466 – 511) 8Childeric I, Chieftain of the Salian Franks(436 – 481) 16Merovech, Chieftain of the Salian Franks( – 457) 17 9Basina of Thuringia 18 19 5Saint Clothilda(Abt 480 – 544) 10Childperic II, King of the Burgundians 20Gundioc, King of the Burgundians 21daughter of Ermengaire 11Caretana 22 23 3Ingunde 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - St-Marcel, Paris, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1508] anonymous. Franks, Merovingian Kings , (manuscript, 2007).