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Chlothar I

498 - 561

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Chlothar I, sometime called "the Old" (French: le Vieux), (died c. December 561) also anglicised as Clotaire from the original French version, was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I. With his eldest brother Theuderic (c. 485 – 533/34) being the son of Clovis I and his first wife, Chlothar followed his two elder brothers Chlodomer (495–524) and Childebert I (496–558) as third surviving son of Clovis I and his second wife Queen Clotilde, lastly followed by their sister Clotilde (500–531). The name 'Chlothar' means "glory". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chlothar I is the 1,024th most popular politician (down from 835th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from France (down from 311th in 2019) and the 86th most popular French Politician.

Chlothar I is most famous for his son, Charlemagne.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chlothar I ranks 1,024 out of 19,576. Before him are I. K. Gujral, Conrad IV of Germany, Amadeo I of Spain, Manuel II Palaiologos, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Maria Anna of Spain. After him are George II of Greece, Salome Zourabichvili, Cleopatra Selene II, Oleg of Novgorod, Benjamin Harrison, and Edith Roosevelt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 498, Chlothar I ranks 1. After him are Anjang of Goguryeo, and Kevin of Glendalough. Among people deceased in 561, Chlothar I ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pelagius I.

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In France

Among people born in France, Chlothar I ranks 338 out of 6,770. Before him are Alphonse Daudet (1840), François de La Rochefoucauld (1613), William Longsword (893), Elisabeth of France (1602), Édouard Daladier (1884), and Guillaume de Machaut (1300). After him are Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), Pope Stephen IX (1020), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), Adolphe Thiers (1797), and Désirée Clary (1777).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Chlothar I ranks 86. Before him are Emmanuel Macron (1977), John the Fearless (1371), John I of France (1316), William Longsword (893), Elisabeth of France (1602), and Édouard Daladier (1884). After him are Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), Adolphe Thiers (1797), Constantine II (316), Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1275), and Anne of Brittany (1477).

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