Childeric I, Chieftain of the Salian Franks

436 - 481  (45 years)

• Name	Childeric I
  Birth	About 436  [1]
  Reign	From 458 to 481 (22 years)
  Chieftain of the Salian Franks (Merovingian dynasty)
  Crowned	463 (27 years)  [2, 3]
  He began to lead the Franks prior to 463 and was the last Frankish chieftain [Chieftain of the Salian Franks] to continue the tradition of service under Roman commanders. Although he had some sort of falling out with the Roman commanders in Northern Gaul, he remained intimately involved in the world of late Roman civilization. He may have received direct subsidies from Constantinople as well. He later adopted the title, "King of the Franks" and ruled as such. He lead a life of debauchery according to Gregory of Tours, and was deposed and fled to Thuringia. For the next eight years, northern Gaul was ruled by General Ægidius. Thereafter with Saxon support, Childeric regained his throne.
  Death	481	Tournai, Wallonia, Belgium   [1, 2]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Francus, King of Troy   (62 x Great Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I5867	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Merovech, Chieftain of the Salian Franks   d. Between 451 and 457
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F4448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Basina of Thuringia  [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1 son and 3 daughters
  +   1. Clovis I, King of the Franks,   b. About 466   d. 27 Nov 511, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ unknown wife;   Saint Clothilda  m. 492     2. Lantide  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Audefleda  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Theodoric I, King of the Ostrogoths  m. yes date unknow     4. Alboflede   d. After 496  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F4446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Childeric I, Chieftain of the Salian Franks(436 – 481) 2Merovech, Chieftain of the Salian Franks( – 457) 4Chlodio, Chieftain of the Salian Franks(Abt 380 – 448) 8Pharamond, King of the Salic Franks(370 – 427) 16Marcomir, Duke of the East Franks(347 – 404) 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 481 - Tournai, Wallonia, Belgium  = 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

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S1508] anonymous. Franks, Merovingian Kings , (manuscript, 2007). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).