POLITICIAN

Theuderic II

587 - 613

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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 114,751 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Theuderic II is the 3,723rd most popular politician (up from 3,807th in 2019), the 1,159th most popular biography from France (up from 1,219th in 2019) and the 279th 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theuderic II ranks 3,723 out of 19,576Before him are Ferdinand II of León, Shammuramat, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Milorad Dodik, Goujian, and Henry I of Navarre. After him are Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Emil Jellinek, Sigeric, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Francisco Macías Nguema, and Pedro Sánchez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 587, Theuderic II ranks 1After him are Suhayb ar-Rumi, and Khabbab ibn al-Aratt. Among people deceased in 613, Theuderic II ranks 2Before him is Brunhilda of Austrasia. After him is Sigebert II.

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In France

Among people born in France, Theuderic II ranks 1,159 out of 6,770Before him are Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1580), Marcel Dupré (1886), André Maginot (1877), André Bazin (1918), Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), and Henry I of Navarre (1244). After him are André Weil (1906), Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1746), Balthus (1908), Jan Gossaert (1478), Jean-Claude Carrière (1931), and Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Theuderic II ranks 279Before him are Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012), Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654), Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1580), André Maginot (1877), Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), and Henry I of Navarre (1244). After him are Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1746), Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197), Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655), Sigebert II (602), Gundobad (500), and Tancred of Hauteville (980).