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Name: Unification of the Frankish realm (558)

Type: Event

Start: 558 AD

End: 558 AD

Parent: Frankish Partitions

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On 23 December 558, Childebert, the Frankish sub-King of Paris and Orléans died childless after a long illness. This allowed Chlothar, who ruled all other Frankish territories, to reunite the Greater Frankish Kingdom.

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  • December 558: Childebert and Chlothar were sons of King Clovis I of the Franks. Chlothar took advantage of his brother's death in 558 to reunite the Greater Frankish Kingdom and consolidate power by seizing his brother's treasure. This event solidified Chlothar's control over the kingdom.
  • December 558: On 23 December 558, Childebert died childless after a long illness. This allowed Chlothar to reunite the Greater Frankish Kingdom, as his father Clovis had done, and seize the treasure of his brother.

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