Childebert III
| Childebert III the Just | |
|---|---|
King of the Franks | |
| Reign | 694–711 |
| Predecessor | Clovis IV |
| Successor | Dagobert III |
| Mayor of the Palace | Pepin of Herstal |
| Born | c. 678/679 [1] |
| Died | 23 April 711 (aged 32–33) |
| Issue | Dagobert III Chlothar IV (?) |
| Dynasty | Merovingian |
| Father | Theuderic III |
| Mother | Clotilda |
Childebert III (or IV), called the Just (
Arnulfing clan. His nickname has no comprehensible justification except possibly as a result of these judgements, but the Liber Historiae Francorum calls him a "famous man" and "the glorious lord of good memory, Childebert, the just king."[2]
He had a son named Dagobert, who succeeded him, as Dagobert III but his wife was not Edonne, the invention of later fantasists. It is possible, though not likely, that Chlothar IV was also his son. He spent almost his entire life in a royal villa on the Oise.
In 708, during his reign of sixteen years, the
Archangel Michael
.
Upon his death on 23 April 711, southern
St Etienne, Loire, France. He was buried in the church of St Stephen at Choisy-au-Bac, near Compiègne
.
Notes
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity: "Childebert III (c. 678/9–711) "Frankish King from 694. Succeeded his brother Clovis III as sole ruler during the era of the Mayor Pippin II.".
- ^ Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptorum rerum Merovingicarum vol. II, pp. 323–324
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- From Merovingians to Carolingians: Dynastic Change in Frankia.
- Pfister, Christian (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). p. 137.
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