Individual Details

Clovis II FRANCI

(Abt 634 - Abt 656)

He succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639 as King of Neustria and Burgundy. His brother Sigebert III had been King of Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanthild until her death in her early thirties in 642. This death allowed him to fall under the influence of the secular magnates, who reduced the royal power in their own favour. Clovis' wife, Balthild, was an Anglo-Saxon aristocrat sold into slavery in Gaul. She had been owned by Clovis' mayor of the palace, Erchinoald, who gave her to him to garner royal favour.

Events

BirthAbt 634Moselle, France
DeathAbt 656Saint Denis, Aude, France

Families

SpouseBathilde DE MOSELLE (638 - 684)
ChildThierry III MEROVING (652 - 691)
FatherDagobert (Chlothar) FRANCI (602 - 637)
MotherNantilde VON FRANKS (614 - 642)
SiblingSigebert III FRANCI De Austrasia (629 - 656)