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Chilperic I

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Chilperic I , 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. Their struggle became savage after Chilperic and his mistress and future wife, Fredegunde , murdered (567) Chilperic's second wife, Galswintha; she was the sister of Sigebert's wife, Brunhilda . In the wars between the two brothers, Sigebert overran Neustria before his death (575). Later, Chilperic was murdered, probably at the instigation of Brunhilda. The feud was inherited by Chilp... Read more

Chilperic I
...three half brothers divided the kingdom. Chilperic received Soissons, the poorest share...land when one of his brothers died. Thus Chilperic became the ruler of most of the kingdom...of his age by a contemporary writer. Chilperic murdered his own wife in order to marry... Read more

Sigebert I
...He constantly feuded with his brother Chilperic I , who had inherited the western portion...between the two was intensified after Chilperic murdered (567) his wife, Galswintha...of Sigebert's wife, Brunhilda . When Chilperic attacked Austrasia in 573, a desire for... Read more

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	HERE & NOW ; ...Toulouse-Lautrec sat through 20 performances of the farcical operetta "Chilperic," primarily to observe the "sumptuous" back of the red-haired...these paintings -- "Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in `Chilperic' " (1895-96) -- now belongs to the National Gallery of Art... Read more
	From Priscus to the Pletzl ; ...Priscus was a close adviser on commercial affairs to king Chilperic I, at a time when the kingdom of what became France corresponded...little-known Jewish figures like Priscus. Jarasse tells us how King Chilperic wanted Priscus to convert to Christianity, as attested to... Read more
	National Gallery show focuses on Toulouse-Lautrec painting. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service) ; ...dancing the Bolero in the comic operetta, ``Chilperic.'' Toulouse-Lautrec, a virtual fixture...religious habit out of catching Lender in ``Chilperic,'' which opened at the Varieties on Feb...Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in `Chilperic,''' in 1895, and completed it the following... Read more
	Locally, a Time to Give and Receive ; ...canvas, 23 x 17 inches. Bequest of Betsey Cushing Whitney. * Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, "Marcel Lender Dancing the Bolero in Chilperic," 1895-96, oil on canvas, 57 x 59, one of his largest paintings. Whitney bequest. * Henri Matisse, "Open Window, Collioure... Read more
	Heinzelmann, Martin: Gregory of Tours: History and Society in the Sixth Century.(Book Review) ; ...the evil reign of the Neustrian King Chilperic, the blessed reign of the Burgundian...argues that Gregory's condemnation of Chilperic and the glorification of Guntram reflect...secular powers of the Church. Although Chilperic maintained the religious traditions of... Read more
	Spiritual Kinship as Social Practice: Godparenthood and Adoption in the Early Middle Ages. ; ...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 that Guntchramn's actions had more to do with his ambitions... Read more
	17 MAJOR WORKS OF ART BEQUEATHED TO MUSEUMS.(Entertainment) ; ...1889,'' one of the artist's most charismatic self-portaits, and Toulouse-Lautrec's ``Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in Chilperic,'' painted in 1895 and 1896. The National Gallery also received a brightly colored Vlaminck, ``Tugboat on the Seine, Chatou... Read more
	Late Merovingian France: History and Hagiography, 640-720 ; ...cogently completed the rehabilitation of the rois faineants-those who ruled from the death of Dagobert through the death of Chilperic II.They appear on their own terms in the words of carefully translated contemporary sources, rather than in those of Carolingian... Read more
	The continental origins of AEthelberht's code.(Critical Essay) ; ...References in the panegyrics of Venantius Fortunatus may suggest that such claims continued into the days of Sigibert I and Chilperic I. Gregory the Great seems to have thought that Theudebert I and Theuderic I exercised some authority in England, presumably... Read more
	Whitney Art Dispersed; National Gallery to Receive Part of Heiress's Bequest ; ...Raoul Dufy's "The Beach at Sainte-Adresse" (1906) and Georges Braque's "The Harbor at La Ciotat" of 1907. In memory of her husband she also left the gallery Toulouse-Lautrec's "Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in `Chilperic' " (1895-1896). Read more

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