Childeric I (/ˈkɪldərɪk/; French: Childéric; Latin: Flavius Childericus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hildirīk; died 481 AD) was a Frankish leader in the...

Childeric (also Childerich or Childéric) was the name of several Frankish kings: Childeric I (c.440–481) Childeric II (c.653–673) Childeric III (c.717–754)...

Merovingian dynasty. Once Childeric was deposed, Pepin became king, initiating the Carolingian dynasty. Following the reign of Dagobert I (629–634), the power...

first king of what would become France." Clovis succeeded his father, Childeric I, as a king of the Salian Franks in 481, and eventually came to rule an...

Paris in modern-day France. His supposed descendants, the kings Childeric I and Clovis I, are the first well-attested Merovingians. He may have been one...

19th century. The first well-known Merovingian king was Childeric I (died 481). His son Clovis I (died 511) converted to Nicene Christianity, united the...

since the Apostolic Era with e.g. Chapter 2 of the Didache). The tomb of Childeric I, a fifth-century king of the Franks, contained a 3.8 cm (1½ inch) diameter...

the final two years of his life. Childeric was the second eldest son of King Clovis II and grandson of King Dagobert I and Queen Nanthild. His mother was...

century) Merovech (c. 450–457), perhaps a son of Chlodio Childeric I (c. 457–481), son of Merovech Clovis I (c. 481–511), the first Merovingian king, who united...

Roman law which had been routinely confirmed by past kings. Indeed, Childeric I had granted immunities to ecclesiastics. The Bishop of Tours, Injuriosus...

hand of Childeric I, king of the Franks, and married him. For as she herself said, "I want to have the most powerful man in the world, even if I have to...

and took control of the left bank of the Lower Rhine in that region. Childeric I, a Salian Frankish king, was one of several military leaders commanding...

Below are the family trees of all French monarchs, from Childeric I to Napoleon III. For a direct lineage, see Family tree of French monarchs (simplified)...

rulers such as Chlodio and Childeric I expanded their rule into what is now northern France. Clovis I, the son of Childeric, unified all Franks after conquering...

Saliorum. While their relationship to Chlodio is uncertain, Childeric I and his son Clovis I, who gained control over Roman Gaul were said to be related...

combined simplified family trees of all Frankish and French monarchs, from Childeric I to Napoleon III. Some families are disconnected from others but are placed...

among the regalia that had been discovered in the Merovingian tomb of Childeric I, a symbol that looked beyond the Bourbon past and linked the new dynasty...

territories in Gaul isolated. Aegidius was allied with the Alans, and with Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks of Tournai, and helped them defeat the Visigoths...

calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. King Childeric I dies at Tournai after a 24-year reign. He is succeeded by his 15-year-old...

Merovech's supposed son Childeric I is known only from records associating him with Romanized northern Gaul. Only once Childeric's son Clovis I took power in that...

Neustriae). Childeric I 458–481 Clovis I 481–511 Chlodomer 511–524 Childebert I 511–558 Chlothar I 558–561 Charibert I 561–567 Chilperic I 567–584 Gontran...

by the historian Priscus, remains unclear, though both Merowech and Childeric I have been suggested. Attila crossed the Rhine early in 451 with his followers...

Zaragoza and Mérida. The Vatican makes a pact with the Salian Frankish king Childeric I, agreeing to call him "the new Constantine" on condition that he accept...

discoveries of an iron horseshoe was found in the tomb of Merovingian king Childeric I, who reigned from 458 to 481 or 482. The discovery was made by Adrien...

reenactment the blessing journey of their divine ancestor. In the grave of Childeric I (died 481) was found the head of a bull, craftily made out of gold. This...

Queen stealing young girls to restore her own beauty. Long ago, King Childeric I came to the forest to build a city while his Queen experiments with black...

bishop of Reims. See Daly 1994:640 and note. The date of the death of Childeric, commonly given as 481/82, is thus calculated as fifteen years before...

fought under Attila when he entered Gaul in 451. During the reign of Childeric I, Gregory of Tours and Fredegar record that the Frankish King married...

horseshoe, complete with nails, found in the tomb of the Frankish King Childeric I at Tournai, Belgium. Around 1000 AD, cast bronze horseshoes with nail...

among the regalia that had been discovered in the Merovingian tomb of Childeric I, a symbol that looked beyond the Bourbon past and linked the new dynasty...