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Childebert I

497 - 558

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Childebert I (c. 496 – 13 December 558) was a Frankish King of the Merovingian dynasty, as third of the four sons of Clovis I who shared the kingdom of the Franks upon their father's death in 511. He was one of the sons of Saint Clotilda, born at Reims. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Childebert I has received more than 237,571 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Childebert I is the 1,445th most popular politician (up from 1,524th in 2019), the 521st most popular biography from France (up from 557th in 2019) and the 126th most popular French Politician.

Childebert I was the son of Chlothar I, and he ruled from 558 to 575. Childebert I is most famous for his conquest of the Visigoths in 575.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Childebert I ranks 1,445 out of 19,576Before him are Sergey Shoygu, Edmund Ironside, Gaspard II de Coligny, William McKinley, Marie Louise d’Orléans, and Neoptolemus. After him are Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Quintillus, Athaulf, Edmund I, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and John II of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 497, Childebert I ranks 2Before him is Abd al-Muttalib.  Among people deceased in 558, Childebert I ranks 1After him is John the Silent.

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In France

Among people born in France, Childebert I ranks 521 out of 6,770Before him are Charles de Foucauld (1858), Louis Aragon (1897), André Maurois (1885), Jacques Le Goff (1924), Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), and Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662). After him are Roger I of Sicily (1031), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Auguste Escoffier (1847), Victor Grignard (1871), Allan Kardec (1804), and Richard Clayderman (1953).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Childebert I ranks 126Before him are Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), Aristide Briand (1862), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Carloman I (751), Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), and Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662). After him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Avitus (395), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Theuderic I (485), Lothair of France (941), and Yolande de Polastron (1749).