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| Clovis II | |
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 Asou of Clovis II | |
| King of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy | |
| Reign | 639–657 |
| Predecessor | Dagobert I |
| Successor | Chlothar III |
| Born | 633[1] |
| Died | 657 (aged 23–24) |
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| Spouse | Balthild |
| Issue | Chlothar III Childeric II Theuderic III |
| Dynasty | Merovingian |
| Father | Dagobert I |
| Mother | Nanthild |
Clovis II (633 – 657) wasKing of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy, having succeeded his fatherDagobert I in 639. His brotherSigebert III had beenKing of Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his motherNanthild until her death in her early thirties in 642. Nanthild's death allowed Clovis to fall under the influence of the secular magnates, who reduced the royal power in their own favour; firstAega and thenErchinoald. The Burgundianmayor of the palaceFlaochad used him to lure his rival,Willebad, to abattle in Autun, in which Willebad was killed.
Clovis marriedBalthild, anAnglo-Saxon sold into slavery inGaul. She had been owned by the Neustrian mayor of the palace, Erchinoald, but then attracted the interest of the king.[2] They had three sons, who all became kings after his death. The eldest,Chlothar, succeeded him and his second eldest,Childeric, was placed on the Austrasian throne and eventually also succeeded in Neustria. The youngest,Theuderic, succeeded Childeric in Neustria and eventually became the sole king of the Franks.
Clovis was a minor for almost the whole of his reign. He is sometimes regarded as king of Austrasia during the interval 656–57 whenChildebert the Adopted usurped the throne.Grimoald the Elder, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, was captured and later executed in Paris by Clovis II, the king of Neustria, in 657. He is often regarded as an earlyroi fainéant.Belgian historianHenri Pirenne stated that Clovis "died insane."[3]
Clovis II was buried inSaint Denis Basilica,Paris.
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| Preceded by | King of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy 639–657 | Succeeded by |
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