Partition of the Frankish Kingdom (561)
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The Frankish King Chlothar I died at the end of 561, leaving his kingdom to his four sons.
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November 561: The Frankish King Chlothar I died at the end of 561, leaving his kingdom to his four sons. Sigebert received the kingdom of Metz with its capital Reims and Metz.
November 561: The Frankish King Chlothar I died at the end of 561, leaving his kingdom to his four sons. Charibert received the ancient kingdom of Childebert I, between the Somme and Pyrénées, with Paris as its capital, and including the Paris Basin, Aquitaine and Provence.
November 561: The Frankish King Chlothar I died at the end of 561, leaving his kingdom to his four sons. Guntram received Burgundy with a part of the kingdom of Orléans, where he established his capital.
November 561: The Frankish King Chlothar I died at the end of 561, leaving his kingdom to his four sons. Chilperic received the territories north of the kingdom of Soissons.
Selected Sources
De La Blanche, P. (1894): Atlas général d'histoire et géographie, Armand Colin & Cie, Editeurs, p.21
Grégoire de Tours, Histoire, livre IV, 19, 21, 54.
Middleton, J. (2015): World Monarchies and Dynasties Vol.1-3, Routledge, p.195
