Chilperic II

Chilperic II

Chilperic II (c. 672 – 13 February 721) was King of the Franks from 715 until his death. He was a son of Childeric II and his half-cousin wife, Bilichild, both of whom were assassinated, along with their eldest son Dagobert, in 675. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chilperic II has received more than 200,054 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Chilperic II is the 2,120th most popular politician (down from 1,741st in 2019).

Chilperic II is most famous for being the king of Neustria and Burgundy from 679 to 715. He was the son of Dagobert II and the brother of Charibert II, who was assassinated in 673. He was a minor at the time of his father's death and was made king by the mayor of the palace, Grimoald.