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Childebert I

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Childebert I , d. 558, Frankish king, son of Clovis I . On his father's death (511) he and his three brothers shared equally in the Frankish kingdom. His capital was at Paris. When his brother Clodomir died (524), he and another brother Clotaire I murdered Clodomir's sons and seized his lands. With Clotaire he shared in the reconquest and partition of Burgundy and Provence (534) and unsuccessfully campaigned in Spain (542). Author not available, CHILDEBERT I. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Childebert II
...years of his reign. His uncle, Guntram of Burgundy, adopted Childebert as his heir in 577. When he came of age he purged the Austrasian...He became ruler of Burgundy on his uncle's death in 592. Childebert II Childebert II Childebert II Read more
Childebert II
570-95, Frankish king of Austrasia (575-95) and Burgundy (593-95), son of Sigebert I and Brunhilda . His mother actually ruled for him. Chaos and warfare marked his reign. Read more

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SCISSORS OR SWORDS?(social aspects of medieval hairstyles)
; ...inveterate plotting of her sons, Lothar and Childebert, who were jealous of her guardianship...children of their brother, Chlodomer. Childebert spread the rumour that he and his brother...separated from their household. Lothar and Childebert then sent their henchman Arcadius to... Read more
MISSING MAN SWINDLED OUT OF 20,000
; ...information after his housemate was convicted of swindling him out of 20,000. Alaric Zerdzinski vanished from his home in Childebert Road, Balham, more than two years ago. Last week Wandsworth council librarian Christopher Alker, was convicted of 17 charges... Read more
Spiritual Kinship as Social Practice: Godparenthood and Adoption in the Early Middle Ages.
; ...Jussen examines in minute detail, is that of the relationship between King Guntchramn of Burgundy and his two orphaned nephews, Childebert II of Austrasia--whom he adopted in 577, and Chilperic of Neustria--whom he adopted in 584. Gregory of Tours makes it plain... Read more
Terminal Blocks Products.(Brief Article)
; ...combination of choice. For more information, please indicate number 325 on the Reader Service card. Entrelec International, 20, rue Childebert, F-69002 Lyon, France Versatile relay terminal blocks Omron's line of Relay Terminal Block products can be connected to anyone... Read more
Samantha Kahn Herrick. Imagining the Sacred Past: Hagiography and Power in Early Normandy.(Book review)
; ...consul Licinius, whom he converts. In that of Vigor, it is King Childebert, who assists the saint with the strategic grant of a site...possible explanations. It is arguable, for instance, that King Childebert plays so prominent a role in the Vita of St Vigor because... Read more
Saint Vincent diacre et martyr: Culte et legendes avant l'An Mil
; ...a cult that spread early into Visigothic Septimania (Provence) and also into northern France thanks to relics obtained by Childebert in his 541 siege of Saragossa. The next section examines texts. Saxer attempts to discover the contents of the lost original... Read more

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