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Childebert I

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Childebert I (c. 496 – 13 December 558) was a Frankish King of the Merovingian dynasty; as the third of the four sons of Clovis I, he inherited a share of the kingdom of the Franks, which was divided upon their father's death in 511. He was one of the sons of Saint Clotilda, and was born at Reims. He reigned as King of Paris from 511 to 558 and Orléans from 524 to 558. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Childebert I is the 1,513th most popular politician (down from 1,445th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from France (up from 521st in 2019) and the 120th most popular French Politician.

Childebert I was the son of Chlothar I, and he ruled from 558 to 575. Childebert I is most famous for his conquest of the Visigoths in 575.

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Among politicians, Childebert I ranks 1,513 out of 19,576. Before him are Manuel Noriega, Fritz Sauckel, Ælfweard of Wessex, Pelagius of Asturias, John McCain, and Stjepan Mesić. After him are As-Saffah, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Krum, Jean-Claude Juncker, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, and Rafic Hariri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 497, Childebert I ranks 2. Before him is Abd al-Muttalib.  Among people deceased in 558, Childebert I ranks 1. After him is John the Silent.

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In France

Among people born in France, Childebert I ranks 492 out of 6,770. Before him are André Masséna (1758), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881), Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633), Arthur de Gobineau (1816), and Genevieve (423). After him are Jean-Baptiste Say (1767), Robert Delaunay (1885), Philippe Pinel (1745), Françoise Hardy (1944), Alfred Binet (1857), and Jean-Martin Charcot (1825).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Childebert I ranks 120. Before him are Jean Monnet (1888), Louis III of France (863), Lazare Carnot (1753), Albert Lebrun (1871), Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), and Stephen, King of England (1095). After him are Aimery of Cyprus (1172), Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Carus (230), Christine Lagarde (1956), Camille Desmoulins (1760), and Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640).

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