Individual Details

Pharamond VON WESTPHALIA

(Abt 370 - 427)

The story is told of the election of the first Frankish king. It says that after the death of Sunno, his brother Marcomer, leader of the Ampsivarii and Chatti, proposed to the Franks that they should have one single king, contrary to their tradition. The Liber adds that Pharamond, named as Marchomir's son, was chosen as this first king (thus beginning the tradition of long-haired kings of the Franks), and then states that when he died, his son Chlodio was raised up as the next king.

Events

BirthAbt 370Westphalia, Germany
Death427

Families

ChildClodius VON WESTPHALIA (380 - 447)
FatherSunno VON WESTPHALIA (347 - 404)