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List of Frankish monarchs

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Graphic table[edit]

Clovis I and succesors
Soissons Orléans Paris Austrasia
509–511 Clovis I
(king of all Franks)
511–524 Chlothar I
(Soissons, 511-561)
(sole king, 558-561) 		Chlodomer
(Orleans, 511-524) 		Childebert I
(Paris, 511-558) 		Theuderic I
(Austrasia, 511-534)
524–532  
532–534
534–548 Theudebert I
(Austrasia, 534-548)
548–555 Theudebald
(Austrasia, 548-555)
555–558
558–561
Successors of Chlothar I
Neustria / Soissons Orléans & Burgundy Paris Austrasia
561–567 Chilperic I
(Neustria, 561-584)
(Paris, 567-584) 		Guntram
(Orleans & Burgundy, 561-592) 		Charibert I
(Paris, 561-567)

Sigebert I
(Austrasia, 561-575)

567–575 Paris divided
575–584 Childebert II
(Austrasia, 575-596)
(Burgundy, 592-596)
584–592 Chlothar II
(Neustria, 584-629)
(sole king, 613-629)
592–596  
596–612 Theuderic II
(Burgundy, 596-613) 		Theudebert II
(Austrasia, 596-612)
612–613  
613 Sigebert III
(Austrasia & Burgundy, 613)
613–622
623–629 Dagobert I
(Austrasia, 623-634)
(Neustria, 629-639)
(sole king, 632-634)
629–632 Aquitaine
Charibert II
(Aquitaine, 629-632)
Chilperic of Aquitaine
(Aquitaine, 632)
632–634  
Dagobert I and successors (Rois fainéants, "Lazy kings")
Neustria & Burgundy Austrasia
634–639* Dagobert I
(sole king, 632-634)
(king of Neustria, 629-639) 		Sigebert III
(king of Austrasia, 634-656)
Mayor of the palace: Adalgisel; Pepin I; Otto; Grimoald I
639–656 Clovis II
(639–657)
Mayors: Aega; Erchinoald in Neustria; Flaochad; Radobertus in Burgundy
656–657 Childebert III the Adopted
(656–662)
Mayor of the palace: Grimoald I
657–658 Chlothar III
(657–673)
Mayor of the palace: Ebroin
658–662
662–663
663–673 Childeric II
(663–675)
Mayor of the palace: Wulfoald
673 Theuderic III
Mayor of the palace: Ebroin
673–675
675–676 Theuderic III (restored)
Mayors: Leudesius (675); Ebroin (675-680); Waratton (681); Gistemar (682);
Waratton (682–685); Berchar (686); Nordebert (687–695) 		Clovis III
Mayor of the palace: Wulfoald
676–679 Dagobert II
Mayor of the palace: Wulfoald
679–691 (king of all Franks; 679–691) Mayor of the palace: Pepin II (680–714)
691–695 Clovis IV
(691-695)
Mayor: Nordebert Mayor: Pepin II
695–711 Childebert IV
(695-711)
Mayors: Grimoald II in Neustria; Drogo in Burgundy Mayor: Pepin II
711–715 Dagobert III
(711-715)
Mayors: Grimoald II (695–714); Theudoald (714–715) Mayor: Pepin II (679–714); Theudoald (714–-716)
715–717 Chilperic II
(715-721)
Mayor: Ragenfrid (715–719) Mayor: Theudoald (714–716)
717–719 Chlothar IV
(rival king in Austrasia, 717–719)
Mayor: Charles Martel (717–741)
719–721 Mayor: Charles Martel (719-741)
721–737 Theuderic IV
(721-737)
Mayor: Charles Martel (719-741)
737–743 Interregnum
Mayor: Charles Martel (719-741)
Mayor: Pepin the Short (741–751) Mayor: Carloman (741–747)
743–751 Childeric III
(743-751)
Mayor: Pepin the Short (741–751) Mayor: Carloman (741–747)

Merovingian dynasty (509–751)[edit]

  King of all Franks

Portrait Name Reign Other titles Succession and notes Marriage(s) Life details

non-contemporary 		Clovis I
Hlodowig 		   c. 509 –
27 November 511 		King of the Salian Franks
(481–509) 		Son of Childeric I and grandson of Merovech. Ruled initially over the Salian Franks and later Ripuarian Franks Clotilde (493)
6 children 		c. 466 – 27 November 511
(aged approx. 45)
Conquered Gaul after the Battle of Soissons (486). Baptized on Christmas Day in 508[1]

Successors of Clovis I (511–561)[edit]

Portrait Name Reign Other titles Succession and notes Marriage(s) Life details
Theuderic I
Austrasia 		511 – 534 / Eldest son of Clovis and an earlier concubine Suavegotha
2 children 		The most experienced of Clovis' sons; he subdued the Thuringii[2]
Chlodomer
Orléans 		   27 November 511 –
21 June 524 		/ Eldest son of Clovis I and Clotilde Guntheuc
3 children 		c. 496 – 21 June 524 (aged ~28)
Murdered by his brothers[3]
Childebert I
Paris 		   27 November 511 –
23 December 558 		King of Orléans
(524–558) 		Son of Clovis I and Clotilde. Later inherited Orléans after the death of Chlodomer in 524. Ultragotha
2 daughters 		c. 498 – 23 December 558
(aged approx. 60)
Conquered the Kingdom of Burgundy alongisde his brothers. Among the longest reigning monarchs of Late Antiquity[4]
Chlothar I
Neustria
King of all Franks 		   27 November 511 –
aft. 29 November 561 		King of Austrasia
(555)
King of Paris & Orleáns
(558) 		Youngest son of Clovis I and Clotilde; ruled over the heartlands of the Salian Franks. Sole Frankish king after 555 (1) Ingund
(2) Aregund
(3) Guntheuc
(4) Radegund
(5) Chunsina 		c. 500 – aft. 29 November 561
(aged approx. 61)
Greatly expanded Frankish influence in Western Europe[5]
Theudebert I
Austrasia 		534 – 548 / Son of Theuderic I (1) Wisigard

(2) Deuteria

Expanded Frankish influence in Italy[6]
Theudebald
Austrasia 		548 – 555 / Son of Theudebert I Waldrada
several children 		c. 535 – December 555 (aged ~28)
Died of plague; childless[7]

Successors of Chlothar I (561–634)[edit]

Portrait Name and title Reign Other titles Succession and notes Life details
Charibert I
Paris 		December 561 –
December 567 		Son of Chlothar I
Chilperic I
Neustria 		December 561 –
September 584 		King of Paris
(567–584) 		Son of Chlothar I
Guntram
Orléans 		December 561 –
28 March 592 		King of Paris
(584–592) 		Son of Chlothar I
Sigebert I
Austrasia 		December 561 –
December 575 		Son of Chlothar I
Childebert II
Austrasia 		December 575 –
March 596 		King of Orléans
(592–596) 		Son of Sigebert I
Chlothar II
King of Neustria
King of all Franks 		September 584 –
18 October 629 		Son of Chilperic I
Theudebert II
Austrasia 		596 – 612 Son of Childebert II
Theuderic II
Orléans & Paris 		596 – 613 King of Austrasia
(612–613) 		Son of Childebert II
Sigebert II
Orléans, Paris &
Austrasia 		613 Theuderic II
Dagobert I
King of all Franks 		18 October 629 –
19 January 639 		Son of Chlothar II, already king of Austrasia since 623

Puppet kings (639–751)[edit]

Kings of the Austrasian Franks[edit]

Portrait Name} Reign Other titles Succession and notes Life details
Clovis II 639 – 657
Chlothar III 657 – 673 King of all Franks
(662–663)
Childeric II 673 – 675 King of all Franks
(673–675)
Theuderic III 675 – 679

Kings of the Neustrian Franks[edit]

Portrait Name} Reign Other titles Succession and notes Life details
Sigebert III 633 – 1 February 656
Childebert III
"the Adopted" 		656 – 662
Chlothar III 662 – 663 King of all Franks
(662–663)
Childeric II 663 – 675 King of all Franks
(673–675)
Clovis III 675 – 676
Dagobert II 676 – 23 December 679

Kings of the Franks (679–751)[edit]

Portrait Name and title Reign Succession Life details
Theuderic III
(again) 		23 December 679 –
12 April 691

non-contemporary 		Clovis IV 691 – 695

non-contemporary 		Childebert IV
The Just 		695 –
14 April 711

non-contemporary 		Dagobert III 14 April 711 –
715

non-contemporary 		Chilperic II 715 –
13 February 721

non-contemporary 		Theuderic IV 13 February 721 –
March/April 737

non-contemporary 		Childeric III
The Phantom King 		February 743 –
November 751

Carolingian dynasty (751–987)[edit]

Main article: Carolingian dynasty

The Carolingians were initially mayors of the palace under the Merovingian kings, first in Austrasia and later in Neustria and Burgundy. In 687 Pepin of Heristal took the title Duke and Prince of the Franks (dux et princeps Francorum) after his conquest of Neustria in at the Battle of Tertry, which was cited by contemporary chroniclers as the beginning of Pepin's reign. Between 715 and 716, the descendants of Pepin disputed the succession.

Finally, in 747 Pepin the Short became Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia in addition to that of Neustria, making him defacto ruler of the Frankish kingdom. He arranged for the deposition of the Merovingian king Childeric III and in 752, Pepin was himself anointed King of the Franks. The office of Mayor was absorbed into the Crown, and this marked the start of the Carolingians as the ruling dynasty.

Portrait Name and title Reign Succession and notes Other titles Life details
Pepin
The Short 		November 751 –
24 September 768 		Son of Charles Martel. Elected by Frankish nobles following the coup d'état against the Merovingians. c. 714 – 768
(aged 54)
Died of natural causes
Carloman I 24 September 768 –
4 December 771 		First son of Pepin the Short 28 June 751 – 4 December 771
(aged 20
Died of natural causes
Charles I
"Charlemagne" 		24 September 768 –
28 January 814 		Second son of Pepin the Short Emperor of the Romans
25 December 800 		2 April 742 – 28 January 814
(aged 72)
Died of natural causes
Charles the Younger 25 December 800 –
4 December 811 		Son of Charlemagne, designated as king of Neustria 772 – 4 December 811
(aged 39)
Died of natural causes
Louis I
The Pious 		28 January 814 –
20 June 840 		Son of Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans
11 November 813 		16 April 778 – 20 June 840
(aged 64)
Deposed by the Frankish nobles on 13 November 833; restored on 1 March 834. Died of natural causes

Successors of Louis I (840–987)[edit]

Louis the Pious made many divisions of his empire during his lifetime. The final division, pronounced at Worms in 838, made Charles the Bald heir to the west, including Aquitaine, and Lothair I heir to the east, including Italy and excluding Bavaria, which was left for Louis the German. However, following the emperor's death in 840, the empire was plunged into a civil war that lasted three years. The Frankish kingdom was then divided by the Treaty of Verdun in 843. Lothair was allowed to keep his imperial title and his kingdom of Italy, and granted the newly created Middle Francia, a corridor of land stretching from Italy to the North Sea, and including the Low Countries, the Rhineland (including Aachen), Burgundy, and Provence. Charles was confirmed in Aquitaine, where Pepin I's son Pepin II was opposing him, and granted West Francia (modern France), the lands west of Lothair's Kingdom. Louis the German was confirmed in Bavaria and granted East Francia (modern Germany), the lands east of Lothair's kingdom.

Many of the following rulers can be found in the lists of French and German monarchs:

Map Aquitaine West Francia Middle Francia Provence Italy Bavaria / Lorraine East Francia
Louis I the Pious
Emperor and King of the Franks
(814-840)
Pepin I
(817-838) 		Lothair I
King of Italy (818-840) 		Louis II the German
King of Bavaria (817-840)
Pepin II (838-864)
rival king

Charles the Child
(855-866)
Civil war between Louis I's sons (840–843); see Treaty of Verdun
Charles II
the Bald
(843-877)
West Francia 		Lothair I
Emperor and King of Italy (840-855) 		Louis II the German
(843-876)
King of East Francia
Lothair II of
Lotharingia
(855-869)
King of Lotharingia 		Charles
of Provence
(855-863) 		Louis II of Italy
Emperor of the Romans
and King of Italy (855-875)
Lothair II and
Louis of Italy
Louis II
the Stammerer
(866-877) 		Charles II and
Louis the German 		Louis II of Italy
Emperor and King of Italy (855-875)
Charles II the Bald
Emperor (875-877), King of Italy (875-877) and King of West Francia (843-877) 		Carloman
of Bavaria
(876-80) 		Louis III the Saxon
King of Saxony
(876-882)

Charles III the Fat
King of Alemannia
(876-882)
Louis II the Stammerer
King of West Francia (877-879) and Aquitaine (866-877) 		Carloman of Bavaria
King of Bavaria (876-880) and Italy (877-880)
Louis III (879-882)
Carloman II (879-884)
Kings of West Francia 		Boso
(879-887) 		Charles III the Fat
King of Alemannia (876-882)
King of Italy (880-887) 		Louis III the Saxon
King of Saxony (876-882)
King of Baviera (880-882) 		Charles III the Fat
King of Alem. (876-882)
King of Italy (880-887)
Charles III the Fat
Emperor (881-887)
King of West Francia (884-888) 		Charles III the Fat
Emperor (881-888)
King of East Francia (882-887) and Italy (880-887)

AD 888 		Eudes
(888-898) 		Rudolf I
King of Burgondy
(888-912)
(Rudolphins) 		Louis III the Blind
(887-933) 		Berengar I
(887-889) 		Arnulf of Carinthia
King of East Francia (887-899)
King of Lotharingia (887-894)
Guy III
(889-894)
Lambert
(891-895)
Arnulf
Emperor (896-899)
King of Italy (895-899) 		Zwentibold
King of Lotharingia
(894-900) 		Arnulf
(887-899)

AD 898 		Charles III the Simple
King of West Francia (898-922)
King of Lotharingia (911-922)
Berengar, Emperor (915-24)
Lambert, (896-898)
Louis III, Emperor (901-905)
Rodolf II (922-926)
y Hugh (926) 		Louis IV the Child
King of East Francia (899-911)
King of Lotharingia (900-911)

AD 915 		Rodolf II
(912-937) 		Charles III the Simple
King of Lotharingia
(911-922) 		Conrad I
(911-918)
Robert I
(922-923) 		Rudolf II of Burgundy
King of Burgondy & Provence
(933-937) 		Hugh of Italy
(926-947) 		Henry I the Fowler
King of Germany (918-936)
Rudolph
(923-936)
Otto I the Great
King of Germany (936-973)

AD 947 		Louis IV Transmarinus
(936-954) 		Conrad I of Burgundy
(937-993)
 - Elder House of Welf - 		Lothair II of Italy
(947-950)
Lothair
(954-986) 		Berengar II
(950-961)
Adalbert
(950-963)
Louis V the Do-Nothing
(986-987) 		Otto I the Great
Emperor (962-973), king of Italy (961-973) and Germany (936-973)
- Ottonian dynasty -
Hugh Capet
(987-996)
 - Capetian dynasty -
List of French monarchs List of kings of Burgundy List of kings of Italy List of German monarchs

Simplified list[edit]

Kings of all Franks

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Levison 1910.
  2. ^ Peignot, p. xliii; EB, Theodoric I.
  3. ^ Peignot, p. xliv; EB, Chlodomer.
  4. ^ Peignot, p. xliv; EB, Childebert I.
  5. ^ Peignot, p. xliv; EB, Chlotar I.
  6. ^ Peignot, p. xliii; EB, Theodebert I.
  7. ^ Peignot, p. xliii; EB, Theodebald.

Sources[edit]

  • Levison, Wilhelm (1910). "Das Nekrologium von Dom Racine und die Chronologie der Merowinger". Neues Archiv der Gesellschaft für ältere deutsche Geschichtskunde. 35: 15–53.
  • Peignot, Gabriel (1819). Abrégé de l'histoire de France (in French). Harvard University.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica
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