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Chlodio (probably died after 450), also Clodio, Clodius, Clodion, Cloio or Chlogio, was a Frankish king who attacked and then apparently ruled Roman-inhabited lands around Cambrai and Tournai, near the modern border of Belgium and France. He is known from very few records.
Chlodio was the king of a tribe of Salian Franks, considered the founder of the Merovingian dynasty. Chlodio’s tribe renounced the suzerainty of Rome and spread southward into Gaul until they reached Cambrai.
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Mar 13, 2023 · Chlodio, an early 5th-century leader of the Salian Franks, took the latter path; from his capital at Tournai, he expanded his influence over much of Belgium. Chlodio was able to entrench his authority by offering Gallo-Roman citizens protection and employment, things that could no longer be guaranteed by the Romans.
- The Merovingian Dynasty (c. 481-751) was a ruling family of the Franks, whose members are sometimes considered the first kings of France. The Merov...
- The collapse of the Merovingian Dynasty can be attributed to constant infighting and rivalry between its members, and also to the rise of the arist...
- Members of the Merovingian Dynasty were known for their long hair, which symbolized their right to rule, as well as for their ruthlessness and infi...
- Some of the most notable kings of the Merovingian Dynasty include Clovis I (r. 481-511), who first united the Franks and converted to Christianity;...
- Charlemagne was not a Merovingian, but rather a member of the Carolingian Dynasty. The Carolingians were the dynasty that supplanted the Merovingia...
Feb 17, 2024 · Chlodio was a king of the Salian Franks from the Merovingian dynasty. He was known as a Long-Haired King and lived at a place on the Thuringian border called Dispargum. From there he invaded the Roman Empire in 428 and settled in Northern Gaul, where already other groups of Salians were settled.
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
- circa 395
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
The Merovingian dynasty ( / ˌmɛrəˈvɪndʒiən /) was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until 751. [1] They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gallo-Romans under their rule.
Chlodio, known as 'Le Chevelu' (the Long-Haired King); King of a tribe of Salian Franks which spread into Gaul and conquered Tournai and Cambrai, occupying all the country as far as the Somme and making Tournai the capital of the Salian Franks.
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Chlodio is never referred to as Salian, only Frankish, and his origins unclear. He is said by Gregory of Tours (II.9) to have launched his attack on Tournai through the Carbonaria Silva from a fort named Dispargum , which was in "Thuringia".
