Merovech, Chieftain of the Salian Franks

- 457

• Name	Merovech
  General Information	The uncertainty surrounding these early chieftains is illustrated by the legend that Merovich was said to have been born of two fathers. When already pregnant by King Chlodio, his mother went swimming in the ocean where she was seduced by an unknown marine creature, a bestæ Neptuni Quinotauri similis. This creature, part man, part bull, and part marine creature, impregnated the Queen a second time. Thus Merovech carried the blood of the Frankish rulers as well as that of an aquatic creature.  [1]
  Crowned	448  [2, 3, 4]
  He became the Chieftain of the Salian Frank in 448.
  Reign	From 450 to 458
  Chieftain of the Salian Franks (Merovingian dynasty)
  Military	451  [1, 2, 3]
  In 451, he defeated Attila "the Hun".
  Death	Between 451 and 457  [1, 3]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Zeuter, King of Troy   (62 x Great Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I5869	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Chlodio, Chieftain of the Salian Franks,   b. Abt 380   d. 448 (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F4449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner
  Children	+   1. Childeric I, Chieftain of the Salian Franks,   b. About 436   d. 481, Tournai, Wallonia, Belgium (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth] ▻ Basina of Thuringia
  Family ID	F4448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2015

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Merovech, Chieftain of the Salian Franks( – 457) 2Chlodio, Chieftain of the Salian Franks(Abt 380 – 448) 4Pharamond, King of the Salic Franks(370 – 427) 8Marcomir, Duke of the East Franks(347 – 404) 16Clodius I of Nordrheim-Westfalen, Duke of the East Franks(324 – 389) 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

  
  

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

  [S1508] anonymous. Franks, Merovingian Kings , (manuscript, 2007). [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). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S1408] Mullins, Jane. Letter: 1994-04-03 to Lynn Olivier , (Letter to Lynn Olivier, 3 April 1994).