Clovis II
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Template:Merovingians Clovis II (also Chlodowech or Chlodwig, modern French "Louis", modern German "Ludwig") (637-November 27, 655 or 658) succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639 as king of Neustria and Burgundy. His brother Sigebert III had been king of Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanthild until her untimely death in her early thirties in 642. This death allowed him to fall under the influence of the secular magnates, who reduced the royal power in their own favour.
His wife, Balthild was an Anglo-Saxon aristocrat sold into slavery in France. She bore him three sons who all became kings after his death. The eldest, Clotaire, succeeded him and his second eldest, Childeric, was eventually placed on the Austrasian throne by Ebroin. The youngest, Theuderic, succeeded Childeric in Neustria and eventually became the sole king of the Franks.
He was a minor for almost the whole of his reign. He is sometimes regarded as king of Austrasia during the interval 656–657 when Childebert the Adopted had usurped the throne.
See also
- Franks (main history of Frankish kingdoms)
- List of Frankish Kings
- Merovingians
- History of France
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