Childeric I

Childeric I

Childeric I (died 481 AD) was a Frankish leader in the northern part of imperial Roman Gaul, and an ancestor of the Merovingian dynasty. He is described as a king (rex), both on his Roman-style seal ring, which was buried with him, and in fragmentary later records of his life. Childeric served as a military leader of Frankish forces under the Roman emperor Majorian, and after his fall, also under the Gallo-Roman military leader Aegidius. He was the father of Clovis I, who acquired effective control over all or most Frankish kingdoms, and a significant part of Roman Gaul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Childeric I is the 1,104th most popular politician (down from 898th in 2019). (down from 65th in 2019)

Childeric I was the son of Merovech, who was the son of Clovis I. Childeric I was the last ruler of the Merovingian dynasty. He was famous for being the first king to be buried in a church.