Chrotechildis (Burgunden) Franken (abt. 480 - abt. 545)

Born about 0480 in Lyon, France [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 3 Jun 0545 at about age 65 in Monastery of Saint Martin, Tours, France

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Biography

Chrotechildis of Burgundy, is also known as "Rotilde,"[4] or "Clotilde."^[1] (b. 474/5 or 480 Lyon).[5][6][7] Her father was Chilperich, King of Burgundy at Lyon (d. 486), son of Gondioc (d. 473).[8]^[2][3] Her mother is unknown.[9]^[4][3]

Marriage

m. (492 as second wife) Clovis I.[10] Issue: 6[11]

children

• Ingomer (b./d. 493)^[1]
• Chlodomer (494/5 - 21 Jun 524 Vézeronce)^[1]

m. (514 or 521) Guntheuca "Gondioque" (Father: _____ King of Burgundy)^[1]

• Childebert (497 -23 Dec 558 Paris)^[1][5]

m Ultrogotha (d. aft. 561)^[1]

• Chlothachar "Clotaire / Lothar" (501/2 - 30 Dec 561 Soisson; bur. Soissons, basilique Saint-Médard^[1]
• (dau.) Theodechildis (492/501 - 576). ^[6]
• Chrothieldis "Clotilde" (502/11 - 531)

m. Amalric, King of the Visigoths

• (disputed dau) ______^[7]

Death

• d. 544 or 548 monastery of Saint-Martin, Tours[12]^[8]
• bur. Basilique des Saints-Apôtres (Sainte-Geneviève), Paris[13]

Sainthood

• venerated by the Catholic Church[14]
• Feast: 03 Jun[15]

Sources

• Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Gregory of Tours
2. ↑ Chilperich brothers: Gundobad; Godegisel
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Parents edited in accordance with European Aristocrats project. They were decided upon by consulting primary sources, especially collected by FMG's Medieval Lands project.[1]
4. ↑ alias: Caretene; Agrippina (Hodgkin, 1875)[2]
5. ↑ Marii Episcopi Aventicensis Chronica
6. ↑ possibly a nun or patron of St. Peter, Sens; May have married an unknown king (Cawley, 2006).
7. ↑ Gesta Episcoporum Mettensis
8. ↑ d. 03 Jun 545 (New Advent)[3]

• Cawley, C. (2006). "Chlodovech." Medieval Lands v.3. fmg.ac
• Kurth, G. (1908). St. Clotilda. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. NY: Robert Appleton Co. Retrieved November 6, 2015. Web.[16]
• "Saint Clotilda: Queen of the Franks." Encyclopædia Britannica. Web.[17]
• Wikipedia: Clotilde; Wikipedia:es: Clotilde da Borgonha