POLITICIAN

Theuderic I

485 - 534

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Theuderic I (c. 487 – 534) was the Merovingian king of Metz, Rheims, or Austrasia—as it is variously called—from 511 to 534. He was the son of Clovis I and one of his earlier wives or concubines (possibly a Franco-Rhenish Princess, Evochildis of Cologne). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theuderic I has received more than 163,950 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Theuderic I is the 1,516th most popular politician (up from 1,518th in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from France (up from 554th in 2019) and the 130th most popular French Politician.

Theuderic I, or Theudebert I, was the king of Austrasia from 533 to his death in 548. He was the son of Clotaire I and Ingunda. His sister was Theudechild. Theuderic is most famous for his military campaigns in the Byzantine Empire. He made a treaty with Justinian I, the emperor of Byzantium, which allowed him to send troops to aid in the Byzantine's fight against the Sassanid Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theuderic I ranks 1,516 out of 19,576Before him are Herod Agrippa, Achaemenes, Clara Petacci, Constantine VIII, Nitocris, and Carlos Menem. After him are José Eduardo dos Santos, Ferenc Szálasi, Miguel Primo de Rivera, Yu the Great, Lajos Kossuth, and Mago Barca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 485, Theuderic I ranks 1After him is Bertachar. Among people deceased in 534, Theuderic I ranks 1After him are Anthemius of Tralles, Athalaric, Cerdic of Wessex, Godomar II, Marcellinus Comes, and Hermanafrid.

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In France

Among people born in France, Theuderic I ranks 543 out of 6,770Before him are Jacques Hébert (1757), Héloïse (1101), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Jacques Tati (1907), Jacques Monod (1910), and Marius Petipa (1818). After him are Claude Chabrol (1930), Lothair of France (941), Étienne de La Boétie (1530), Marguerite de Navarre (1492), Michel Piccoli (1925), and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Theuderic I ranks 130Before him are Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662), Childebert I (497), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Avitus (395), and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172). After him are Lothair of France (941), Yolande de Polastron (1749), Bernard Tapie (1943), René of Anjou (1409), Alaric II (458), and Paul Bocuse (1926).