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Childeric I

440 - 481

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Childeric I (; French: Childéric; Latin: Flavius Childericus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hildirīk; died 481 AD) was a Frankish leader in the northern part of imperial Roman Gaul and a member of the Merovingian dynasty, described as a king (Latin rex), both on his Roman-style seal ring, which was buried with him, and in fragmentary later records of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Childeric I has received more than 795,456 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Childeric I is the 779th most popular politician (up from 786th in 2019).

Childeric I was the son of Merovech, who was the son of Clovis I. Childeric I was the last ruler of the Merovingian dynasty. He was famous for being the first king to be buried in a church.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Childeric I ranks 779 out of 15,577Before him are Baudouin of Belgium, Nikephoros I, Publius Quinctilius Varus, Marwan I, Chlothar I, and Ante Pavelić. After him are Henry III of England, Ardashir I, Julius Nepos, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Joan I of Navarre, and Börte.

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Among people born in 440, Childeric I ranks 1After him are Pope Felix III, Euric, Vakhtang I of Iberia, Ammonius Hermiae, Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, and Shushanik. Among people deceased in 481, Childeric I ranks 1After him is Theodoric Strabo.

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