Theuderic II

Theuderic II

Theuderic II (also spelled Theuderich, Theoderic or Theodoric; in French, Thierry) (587–613), king of Burgundy (595–613) and Austrasia (612–613), was the second son of Childebert II. At his father's death in 595, he received Guntram's kingdom of Burgundy, with its capital at Orléans, while his elder brother, Theudebert II, received their father's kingdom of Austrasia, with its capital at Metz. He also received the lordship of the cities (civitates) of Toulouse, Agen, Nantes, Angers, Saintes, Angoulême, Périgueux, Blois, Chartres, and Le Mans. During his minority, and later, he reigned under the guidance of his grandmother Brunhilda, evicted from Austrasia by his brother Theudebert II. In 596, Clotaire II, king of Neustria, and Fredegund, Clotaire's mother, took Paris, which was supposed to be held in common. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theuderic II has received more than 108,750 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Theuderic II is the 3,817th most popular politician (down from 3,771st in 2019), the 1,223rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,227th in 2019) and the 301st most popular French Politician.

Theuderic II was most famous for being the first Merovingian king to be buried in the royal necropolis of Saint Denis.