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Theuderic I

c. 485–533 · 6th century

Theuderic I was a Merovingian king of the Franks, eldest son of Clovis I, who received the eastern part of his father's realm in 511 and ruled it from Reims until his death in 533 or 534. His kingdom became the core of Austrasia. With his half-brother Chlothar I he conquered the Kingdom of the Thuringians around 531, and he also campaigned in Auvergne and Burgundy.

Theuderic I
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