Merovech

Merovech

Merovech (French: Mérovée, Merowig; Latin: Meroveus; c. 411 – 458) was the ancestor of the Merovingian dynasty, and the grandfather of its founder Clovis I. He was reportedly a king of the Salian Franks, but records of his existence are mixed with legend and myth. The most important written source, Gregory of Tours, recorded that Merovech was said to be descended from Chlodio, a roughly contemporary Frankish warlord who pushed from the Silva Carbonaria in modern central Belgium as far south as the Somme, north of Paris in modern-day France. His supposed descendants, the kings Childeric I and Clovis I, are the first well-attested Merovingians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Merovech is the 1,133rd most popular politician (down from 883rd in 2019). (down from 62nd in 2019)

Merovech was a king of the Franks and the first king of the Merovingian dynasty. He is most famous for being the first king of the Merovingian dynasty.