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A modern portrait of Chilperic I. In September 584, while returning from a hunting expedition at his royal villa of Chelles, Chilperic was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant. [1] [7] He was buried in the Saint Vincent Basilica of Paris, later incorporated in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Chilperic I was a Merovingian king of Soissons whom Gregory of Tours, a contemporary, called the Nero and the Herod of his age. Son of Chlotar I by Aregund, Chilperic shared with his three half brothers (sons of Ingund, Aregund’s sister) in the partition that followed their father’s death in 561,
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Feb 22, 2023 · King Chilperic I (r. 561-584) was the ruler of the Frankish kingdom of Neustria. He is remembered for the murder of his wife Galswinth, which sparked a civil war between Chilperic and his brother Sigebert I. Chilperic won the war but was assassinated in 584.
- Chilperic I's first wife was Audroveda, who he set aside in order to marry Galswinth, a Visigoth princess. Chilperic and Galswinth soon had a falli...
- Chilperic I was assassinated during a hunting expedition in late September or October 584.
- Aside from the civil wars against his brothers, Chilperic I composed several books of poetry, introduced four letters into the alphabet, and involv...
Apr 7, 2023 · Son of Chlothar I "the Old" King of the Franks and Arégonde, Queen of the Franks. Husband of Audovère; Galswintha, queen consort of Neustria and Frédégonde de Cambrai. Father of Theudebert Mérovignien; Mérovech de Soissons; Clovis de Soissons; Basina de Soissons, Nun; Childesinta de Soissons and 6 others.
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- Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Soissons, Aisne, Picardie, France
Chilperic I (chĬl´pərĬk), d. 584, Frankish king of Neustria (561–84), son of Clotaire I. He feuded bitterly with his brother Sigebert I, who had inherited the E Frankish kingdom that came to be known as Austrasia.
CHILPERIC I. (d. 584) was one of the sons of Clotaire I. Immediately after the death of his father in 561 he endeavoured to take possession of the whole kingdom, seized the treasure amassed in the royal town of Berny and entered Paris. His brothers, however, compelled him to divide the kingdom with them, and Soissons, together with Amiens ...
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Chilperic I (died c. 480) was the King of Burgundy from 473 until his death. He succeeded his brother Gundioch and co-ruled with his nephews Godomar, Gundobad, Chilperic II, and Godegisel .
