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     Ermengarde [de Dampierre] married Dreux I de Mello Sire de Baulche et de Saint-Bris, son of Dreux de Mello and Agnes de Nanteuil Dame de Livry, circa 1161
; his 2nd wife.¹
      ; Ermengarde [possibly a dau.of Guillaume de Dampierre].¹

     Guy de Mello Bishop of Verdun and Auxerre died in 1270.¹
      ; Papal Legate.¹

     Marguerite "the elder" de Mello married Raoul II/III de Clermont seigneur de Nesle et de Brios,connétable de France, son of Simon II de Clermont Seigneur de Nesle and Adele/Alice de Montfort, before 1268
; NB: This marriage is speculation. Only Genealogy.EU mentions is and says: "B4. Margurite "the elder" de Mello; m.before 1268 Raoul probably de Clermont, sn de Nesle (+k.a.1302.)¹"
      ; Margurite "the elder" de Mello; m.before 1268 Raoul probably de Clermont, sn de Nesle (+k.a.1302.)¹

     Isabelle de Mello married Robert de Montgascon
; her 2nd husband.¹ Isabelle de Mello married Hugues de Chatillon-en-Bazois sn de Jaligny before 1235
; her 1st husband.¹

     Hugues de Chatillon-en-Bazois sn de Jaligny married Isabelle de Mello, daughter of Guillaume I «Le Jeune» de Mello Seigneur de Saint Bris and Elizabeth de Mont-Saint-Jean, before 1235
; her 1st husband.¹

     Laura (?) of Savoy-Vaud married Jean I de Forez Comte de Forez, son of Guigues (Gui) VI (?) Comte de Forez and Jeanne de Montfort,
; his 3rd wife.^1,2
Laura (?) of Savoy-Vaud died in 1334.²
      ; [1m.] Laura, +1334; m.Cte Jean I de Forez (*1275/76 +3.7.1334.)²

     Merovech (?) was born circa 400.²
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.²

; He was a son or son-in-law of Clodion, who governed the Salic Franks from 428 till 448. Merovech governed the Salic Franks from 448 till 457 and defeated Attila 'the Hun' in 451.²

; This is the same person as:
”Merovech” at Wikipedia and as
”Mérovée” at Wikipédia (Fr.)^5,6 GAV-43 EDV-43.

; Ruler of the Franks.¹

     Clodion "Le Cheveleu" (?) died circa 447.¹
      ; possible son of Faramond, ancient king of the Franks.¹
GAV-42 EDV-44. He was Ruler of the Franks between 428 and 448.¹

     Basina (?) de Thuringes, Reine des Francs saliens was born circa 438; Genealogics says b. ca 438; Genealogy.EU Merove 1 page says b. ca 440; Find A Grave says cb. 438.^1,5,6,7 She married Bisinus (?) King of Thuringia.⁸
Basina (?) de Thuringes, Reine des Francs saliens married Childéric I (?) King of the Salian Franks, son of Merovech (?), in 464
;
Her 2nd husband.^1,6,7,9,10
Basina (?) de Thuringes, Reine des Francs saliens died in 477; Genealogics sayis d. 491. Find A Grave says d. 477. Wikipedia says d. 477.^5,6,7
Basina (?) de Thuringes, Reine des Francs saliens was buried in 477 at Saint-Brice Church, Tournai, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium (now); From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     438
     DEATH     477 (aged 38–39)
     She left her husband, king Bisinus and went to Roman Gaul. She herself took the initiative to ask for the hand of Childeric I, king of the Franks, and married him. For as she herself said, "I want to have the most powerful man in the world, even if I have to cross the ocean for him".[1] This remark of hers may have been related to Childeric's successful invasion of the Roman Empire and his attempt to settle a Frankish kingdom on Roman soil.
     She is the mother of the man who is remembered as the founder of the Frankish realm and modern France. She and her husband Childeric named their son Chlodovech, but he is better remembered under his Latinized name, Clovis I. King Childeric's maternal grandparents were the same as Basina's paternal grandparents- they both shared their grandfather Clovis of Cologne of the Riparian Franks (399-448).
     Through the ages historians have been intrigued by the story of Basina since she obviously acted as a player and not as bystander — which is not uncommon for women of the German clans, but highly uncommon for the Romans.
     Marriage and children: In 463, Basina married Childeric I, son of Merovech and his wife, and had the following children:
* Clovis I (466 – 511).
* Audofleda (467 – 511). Queen of the Ostrogoths. Wife of Theodoric the Great
* Lanthilde (468 – ¿¿??).
* Aboflede (470 – ¿¿??).
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basina_of_Thuringia
     Family Members
     Spouses
      Childeric I Of The Salian Franks 436–481
      Bisinus King of Thuringen
     Children
      Baderic von Thuringen unknown–529
      Clovis I 465–511
     BURIAL     Saint-Brice Church, Tournai, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
     Created by: Our Family History
     Added: 28 Mar 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 144294654
     SPONSORED BY Elizabeth Morrow.⁵
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "CHILDERICH (-Tournai [481/82], bur Tournai). Gregory of Tours records that Merovech was the father of Childerich[17]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Merovechus…filium…Childerico"[18]. He succeeded in [451/57] as leader of the Franks in Roman Gaul, and subsequently adopted the title CHILDERICH I King of the Franks, confirmed by his undated seal which bears the title "Childerici Regiz"[19]. Gregory of Tours records that King Childerich's "private life was one long debauch" and that he was forced into exile in Thuringia by his subjects who chose as his replacement the Roman General Ægidius, named magister militum per Gallias in [456/57] and who ruled for 8 years[20]. Gregory of Tours records Childerich's restoration as king in Gaul, followed by his alliance with "Odovacar…[and] his Saxons" (indicating that this is unlikely to refer to the Ostrogoth leader in Italy), and their joint subjugation of the Alamans[21]. A letter from Remigius Bishop of Reims to Childerich's son Clovis congratulates the latter on taking over his father's position in "Belgica Secunda"[22], implying that Childerich's authority was limited to the north-east part of Gaul. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Childericus rex" reigned for 24 years[23].
     "m ([464]) as her second husband, BASINA, formerly wife of BASINUS King of Thuringia, daughter of ---. Gregory of Tours names Basina as wife of Basinus King of Thuringia, with whom King Childerich sought refuge after being deposed, Basina deserting her first husband to join Childerich after he was restored as king in Gaul[24]. The marriage date is estimated on the basis of how long Childerich was allegedly in exile, assuming that the date of his deposition is accurate, and appears to be consistent with the estimated dates of birth of the couple's descendants. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Childericus rex" committed adultery with "in Toringam…Basina regina uxorem Bisini regis" who abandoned her husband to join Childerich[25]. Assuming that Basina existed, it is unlikely that her first name is correct considering that it is the feminine form of her first husband's name."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU (Merovingians): “A1. Childeric I, *ca 436, +Tournai 481, King of Franks (458-459)+(463-481); m.ca 463 Basine de Thringes (*ca 440), dau.of King Basin of Thuringia”.⁴

; This is the same person as:
”Basina of Thuringia” at Wikipedia and as
”Basine de Thuringe” at Wikipédia (Fr.)^6,3

; Per Project Continua: Basine (by Koren Whipp)
     "Basine, or Basina (c. 438 -77 CE) Childeric I , King of the Salian Franks, was driven from his kingdom and sought refuge with the king of Thuringia, King Bisinus . While in exile, Basine, the wife of King Bisinus, either “conceived a passion for” or was “seduced” by Childeric.[1] When Childeric returned to his kingdom, Basine abandoned her husband, and followed Childeric to ask for his hand in marriage. He accepted, they were married, and Basine became Queen of the Franks.
     "In the legend, Basine is given the volition in the love-match marriage with Childeric, as well as oracular powers which associate her with magical figures, such as Rhiannon, from the medieval Welsh manuscripts, the Mabinogion.[2]
     "Basine had four children with Childeric; Clovis I, who succeeded his father in 481 CE at the age of 15; Audofleda, who later gave birth to Amalasuntha; Lanthilde; and Abolflede.
[1] Mary Hays, “Basine, or Bazine,” Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women of all Ages and Countries (6 volumes) (London: R. Phillips, 1803), vol, 1, 242-44, on 242.
[2] Zina Pettersen, “Basine, or Bazine,” Mary Hays, Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries (1803). Chawton House Library Series: Women’s Memoirs, ed. Gina Luria Walker, Memoirs of Women Writers Part II. Pickering & Chatto: London, 2013. vol. 5, 338-40, editorial notes, 465.
Bibliography
** Bayle, Pierre. The Dictionary Historical and Critical of Mr. Peter Bayle. New York: Garland, 1984.
** Dreux du Radier, J. F. Memoires Historique, Critiques, et Anecdotes de France. Tome Premier, Premier Partie. Amsterdam: Chez Neaulme, Libraire, à la Bible, 1764.
** Daniel, Gabriel. The history of France, from the time the French monarchy was establish’d in Gaul, to the death of Lewis the fourteenth. London, 1726.
** Gregory of Tours. Historia Francorum, Edited by Lewis Thorpe. New York: Penguin Classics, 1974.
** Hays, Mary. “Basine, or Bazine.” Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women of all Ages and Countries (6 volumes). London: R. Phillips, 1803, vol, 1, 242-44.
** La Croix, Jean François de. Dictionnaire historique portatif des femmes célèbres. Paris: L. Cellot, 1769.
** Perry, Walter C. The Franks, From their First Appearance in History to the Death of King Pepin. 1857.
** Pettersen, Zina. “Basine, or Bazine.” Mary Hays, Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries (1803). Chawton House Library Series: Women’s Memoirs, ed. Gina Luria Walker, Memoirs of Women Writers Part II. Pickering & Chatto: London, 2013. vol. 5, 338-40, editorial notes, 465.
** Sergeant, Lewis. The Franks, From their Origin as a Confederacy to the Establishment of the Kingdom of France and the German Empire. London : T.F. Unwin, 1898.
** Ternaux, J. “Les Trois Visions de Childeric de Pierre Boton: Les memorables faits à venir’, Nouvelle Revue du Seiziemème Siécle, 15.1 (1997): 107–118.
Resources:
** Brooklyn Museum
** Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor: Basine http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/basine.php."¹¹

Reference: Genealogics cites: GAV-40 EDV-42.
; It is unclear if Menia was another wife of Bisinus or if Menia was another name for his wife Basina.

; Per Med Lands:
     "BASINUS, son of --- (-after 464). King of Thuringia. Gregory of Tours specifies that Childerich King of the Franks found refuge with Basinus King of Thuringia after being deposed[6], dated to [456/57].
     "m as her first husband, BASINA, daughter of ---. Gregory of Tours names Basina as wife of Basinus King of Thuringia, specifying that she deserted her first husband to join Childerich after he was restored as king in Gaul[7]. Assuming that Basina existed, it is unlikely that her first name is correct considering that it is the feminine form of her first husband's name. She married secondly ([464]) Childerich I King of the Franks. The marriage date is estimated on the basis of how long Childerich was allegedly in exile, assuming that the date of his deposition is accurate, and is appears to be consistent with the estimated dates of birth of the couple's descendants."
Med Lands cites:

     GAV-43 EDV-43.

     Saint Clotilde/Chrotechilde (?) of Burgundy was born circa 475 at Lyons, Departement du Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France (now); Genealogics says b. 477; Genealogy.EU Merove 1 page says b. ca 475; Catholic Enc. says b. ca 474; Med Lands say 480.^5,6,2,4 She married Clovis I 'the Great' (?) King of the Franks, son of Childéric I (?) King of the Salian Franks and Basina (?) de Thuringes, Reine des Francs saliens, circa 492
; his 2nd wife.^5,2,4,8,9,10
Saint Clotilde/Chrotechilde (?) of Burgundy died on 3 June 545 at Monastery of Saint-Martin, Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (now); Leo van de Pas says d. 3 June 545; Genealogy.EU Merove 1 page says d. 3 Jun 548; Catholic Enc says d. 3 June 545; Med Lands says d. 544 or 548.^5,6,11,2,4
Saint Clotilde/Chrotechilde (?) of Burgundy was buried after 3 June 545 at Abbaye Sainte-Geneviève de Paris, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France (now); From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown, Lyon, Departement du Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
     DEATH     unknown, Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
     Clotilde was born at the Burgundian court of Lyon the daughter of King Chilperic II of Burgundy. Venerated as a Saint by the Catholic Church, she converted her husband King Clovis I of the Franks to Christianity and, in her later years, was known for her almsgiving and penitential works of mercy. Clotilde died in 544 or 545 at Tours
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Clovis I 465–511
     Children
      Clotilde of The Franks unknown–531
      King Chlodomer of Orléans 495–524
      King Childebert I 496–558
      Clothaire I 497–561
     BURIAL     Abbaye Sainte-Geneviève de Paris (Defunct), Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
     Created by: Brett Williams
     Added: 25 Dec 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial 63308827
     SPONSORED BY Elizabeth Morrow.¹¹
      ; Per Genealogy.EU (Merovingians): “B1. Clovis I (Chlodwig), King of Franks (481-511), *Tournai 466, +Paris 27.11.511), baptized in Reims 24.12.496; 1m. NN, concubine; 2m: ca 492 Clotilde of Burgundy (*ca 475 +Tours 3.6.548), 2nd dau.of King Chilperic II of Burgundy”.⁵
; Per Med Lands:
     "CHLODOVECH [Clovis], son of CHILDERICH I King of the Franks & his wife Basina --- ([464/67]-Paris [27 Nov] 511, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names Clovis as son of Childerich & Basina[37]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Childerico" as father of "Chlodovecho rege"[38]. He succeeded his father in [481/82] as CLOVIS I King of the Franks. He defeated Syagrius, ruler at Soissons, in 486. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Chlodovechus" expanded his kingdom "usque Sequanam" and afterwards "usque Ligere fluvio"[39]. He remained a pagan after his marriage to a Catholic wife, but converted to Christianity in [496] allegedly having vowed to do so if successful in a battle against the Alamans[40]. He allied with Godegisel against Gondebaud King of Burgundy in [500][41]. He defeated and killed Alaric II King of the Visigoths at the campus Vogladensis[42], probably Voulan, near Poitiers, athough this is popularly known as the battle of Vouillé[43], in 507. Gregory of Tours records that Clovis took control of the territory of Sigebert King of the Franks of the Rhine, after persuading Sigeric's son Chloderic to kill his father and then killing Chloderic, as well as the territory of Chararic King of the Salian Franks[44]. Gregory of Tours records the death of King Clovis in Paris "five years after the battle of Vouillé" and his burial in the church of the Holy Apostles, which he and Queen Clotilde had built[45].
     "[m firstly] ---, daughter of --- [of the Franks of the Rhine]. According to Gregory of Tours, the mother of Theoderich was one of King Clovis's concubines not his first wife[46]. Settipani[47] suggests that Theoderich’s mother was a Frank from the Rhine region, based on the inheritance of Austrasia by Theoderich and the roots "Theode-" and "-rich" in his name, possibly transmitted through his mother from Theodemer and Richomer who were both 4th century Frankish kings.
     "m [secondly] (492) CHROTECHILDIS [Clotilde/Rotilde[48]] of Burgundy, daughter of CHILPERICH King of Burgundy & his wife --- ([480]-Tours, monastery of Saint-Martin 544 or 548, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names "Clotilde" as the younger daughter of Chilperich, recording that she and her sister were driven into exile by their paternal uncle King Gundobad, but that the latter accepted a request for her hand in marriage from Clovis King of the Franks[49]. Fredegar states that she was driven into exile to Geneva by her uncle, after he allegedly murdered her father, and that King Clovis requested her hand in marriage as a means of controlling Gundobad's power[50]. A charter dated 2 Oct [499], classified as spurious in the collection, of "Clodoveus rex Francorum" names "uxoris meæ Chrochildis…patris Chilperici regis Burgundiorum"[51]. Gregory of Tours records Clotilde's lack of success in converting her husband to Christianity until the fifteenth year of his reign, when he and his people were baptised by St Rémy Bishop of Reims[52]. Gregory of Tours records that Queen Clotilde became a nun at the church of St Martin at Tours after her husband died, and in a later passage records her death in Tours and burial in Paris next to her husband in the church which she had built[53]. She was canonised by the Catholic church, feast day 3 Jun[54]."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Catholic Encyclopedia:
     "St. Clotilda - (Fr. CLOTILDE; Ger. CHLOTHILDE): Queen of the Franks, born probably at Lyons, c. 474; died at Tours, 3 June, 545. Her feast is celebrated 3 June. Clotilda was the wife of Clovis I, and the daughter of Chilperic, King of Burgundians of Lyons, and Caretena. After the death of King Gundovic (Gundioch), the Kingdom of Burgundy had been divided among his four sons, Chilperic reigning at Lyons, Gondebad at Vienne, and Godegisil at Geneva; Gondemar's capital is not mentioned. Chilperic and probably Godegisil were Catholics, while Gondebad professed Arianism. Clotilda was given a religious training by her mother caretena, who, according to Sidonius Apollinaris and Fortunatus of Poitiers, was a remarkable woman. After the death of Chilperic, Caretena seems to have made her home with Godegisil at Geneva, where her other daughter, Sedeleuba, or Chrona, founded the church of Saint-Victor, and took the religious habit. It was soon after the death of Chilperic that Clovis asked and obtained the hand of Clotilda.
     "From the sixth century on, the marriage of Clovic and Clotilda was made the theme of epic narratives, in which the original facts vere materially altered and the various versions found their way into the works of different Frankish chroniclers, e. g. Gregory of Tours, Fredegarius, and the "Liber Historiae". These narratives have the character common to all nuptial poems of the rude epic poetry found among many of the Germanic peoples. Here it will suffice to summarize the legends and add a brief statement of the historical facts. Further information will be found in special works on the subject. The popular poems substituted for King Godegisil, uncle and protector of Clotilda, his brother Gondebad, who was represented as the persecutor of the young princess. Gondebad is supposed to have slain Chilperic, thrown his wife into a well, with a stone tied around her neck, and exiled her two daughters. Clovis, on hearing of the beauty of Clotilda, sent his friend Aurelian, disguised as a beggar, to visit her secretly, and give her a gold ring from his master; he then asked Gondebad for the hand of the young princess. Gondebad, fearing the powerful King of the Franks, dared not refuse, and Clotilda accompanied Aurelian and his escort on their return journey. They hastened to reach Frankish territory, as Clotilda feared that Aredius, the faithful counsellor of Gondebad, on his return from Constantinople whither he had been sent on a mission, would influence his master to retract his promise. Her fears were justified. Shortly after the departure of the princess, Aredius returned and caused Gondebad to repent to the marriage. Troops were despatched to bring Clotilda back, but it was too late, as she was safe on Frankish soil. The details of this recital are purely legendary. It is historically established that Chilperic's death was lamented by Gondebad, and that Cartena lived until 506: she died "full of days", says her epitaph, having had the joy of seeing her children brought up in catholic religion. Aurelian and Aredius are historical personages, though little is known of them in the legend is highly improbable.
     "Clotilda, as wife of Clovis, soon acquired a great ascendancy over him, of which she availed herself to exhort him to embrace the Catholic Faith. For a long time her efforts were fruitless, though the king permitted the baptism of Ingomir, their first son. The child died in his infancy which seemed to give Clovis an argument against the God of Clotilda, but notwithstanding this, the young queen again obtained the consent of her husband to the baptism of their second son, Clodomir. Thus the future of Catholicism was already assured in the Frankish Kingdom. Clovis himself was soon afterwards converted under highly dramatic circumstances, and was baptized at Reims by St. Remigius, in 496 (see CLOVIS). Thus Clotildas accomplished the mission assigned her by Providence; she was made the instrument in the conversion of a great people, who were to be for centuries the leaders of Catholic civilization. Clotilda bore Clovis five children: four sons, Ingomir, who died in infancy, and Kings Clodomir, Childebert, and Clotaire, and one daughter, named Clotilda after her mother. Little more is known of Queen Clotilda during the lifetime of husband, but it may be conjectured that she interceded with him, at the time of his intervention in the quarrel between the Burgundian kings, to win him to the cause of Godegisil as against Gondebad. The moderation displayed by Clovis in this struggle, in which, though victor, he did not seek to turn the victory to his own advantage, as well as the alliance which he afterwards concluded with Gondebad, were doubtless due to the influence of Clotilda, who must have viewed the fratricidal struggle with horror.
     "Clovis died at Paris in 511, and Clotilda had him interred on what was then Mons Lucotetius, in the church of the Apostles (later Sainte-Geneviève), which they had built together to serve as a mausoleum, and which Clotilda was left to complete. The widowhood of this noble woman was saddened by cruel trials. Her son Clodomir, son-in-law of Gondebad, made war against his cousin Sigismund, who had succeeded Gondebad on the throne of Burgundy, captured him, and put him to death with his wife and children at Coulmiers, near Orléans. According to the popular epic of the Franks, he was incited to this war by Clotilda, who thought to avenge upon Sigismund the murder of her parents; but, as has already been seen Clotilda had nothing to avenge, and, on the contrary, it was probably she who arranged the alliance between Clovis and Gondebad. Here the legend is at variance with the truth, cruelly defaming the memory of Clotilda, who had the sorrow of seeing Clodomir perish in his unholy war on the Burgundians; he was vanquished and slain in the battle of Veseruntia (Vezeronce), in 524, by Godomar, brother of Sigismund. Clotilda took under her care his three sons of tender age, Theodoald, Gunther, and Clodoald. Childebert and Clotaire, however, who had divided between them the inheritance of their elder brother, did not wish the children to live, to whom later on they would have to render an account. By means of a ruse they withdrew the children from the watchful care of their mother and slew the two eldest, the third escaped and entered a cloister, to which he gave his name (Saint-Cloud, near Paris).
     "The grief of Clotilda was so great that Paris became insupportable to her, and she withdrew to Tours where close to the tomb of St. Martin, to whom she had great devotion, she spent the remainder of her life in prayer and good works. But there were trials still in store for her. Her daughter Clotilda, wife of Amalaric, the Visigothic king, being cruelly maltreated by her husband, appealed for help to her brother Childebert. He went to her rescue and defeated Amalaric in a battle, in which the latter was killed, Clotilda, however, died on the journey home, exhausted by the hardships she had endured. Finally, as though to crown the long martyrdom of Clotilda, her two sole surviving sons, Childebert and Clotaire, began to quarrel, and engaged in serious warfare. Clotaire, closely pursued by Childebert, who had been joined by Theodebert, son of Thierry I, took refuge in the forest of Brotonne, in Normandy, where he feared that he and his army would be exterminated by the superior forces of his adversaries. Then, says Gregory of Tours, Clotilda threw herself on her knees before the tomb of St. Martin, and besought him with tears during the whole night not to permit another fratricide to afflict the family of Clovis. Suddenly a frightful tempest arose and dispersed the two armies which were about to engage in a hand-to-hand struggle; thus, says the chronicler, did the saint answer the prayers of the afflicted mother. This was the last of Clotilda's trials. Rich in virtues and good works, after a widowhood of thirty-four years, during which she lived more as a religious than as a queen, she died and was buried in Paris, in the church of the Apostles, beside her husband and children.
     "The life of Saint Clotilda, the principal episodes of which, both legendary and historic, are found scattered throughout the chronicle of St. Gregory of Tours was written in the tenth century, by an anonymous author, who gathered his facts principally from this source. At an early period she was venerated by the Church as a saint, and while popular contemporary poetry disfigures her noble personality by making her a type of a savage fury, Clotilda has now entered into the possession of a pure and untarnished fame, which no legend will be able to obscure.
     "GODEFROID KURTH, ranscribed by Joseph P. Thomas
     "The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV, Copyright © 1908 by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. Knight, Nihil Obstat. Remy Lafort, Censor, Imprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York“.⁶

; This is the same person as ”Clotilde” at Wikipedia and as ”Clotilde (femme de Clovis)” at Wikipédia (FR).^12,13 GAV-42. Saint Clotilde/Chrotechilde (?) of Burgundy was also known as Chrotechildis (?)⁴ Saint Clotilde/Chrotechilde (?) of Burgundy was also known as Saint Clotilde/Rotilde (?)⁴

; Per Med Lands:
     "CHROTECHILDIS [Clotilde/Rotilde[30]] ([480]-Tours, monastery of Saint-Martin 544 or 548, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names "Clotilde" as the younger daughter of Chilperich, recording that she and her sister were driven into exile by their paternal uncle King Gundobad, but that the latter accepted a request for her hand in marriage from Clovis King of the Franks[31]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that, after the murder of her parents, "filia…iunior…Chrotchilde" was kept in Burgundy where she attracted the attention of Chlodoveo King of the Franks[32]. Fredegar states that Clotilde was driven into exile to Geneva by her uncle, after he allegedly murdered her father, and that King Clovis requested her hand in marriage as a means of controlling Gundobad's power[33]. Gregory of Tours records Clotilde's lack of success in converting her husband to Christianity until the fifteenth year of his reign, when he and his people were baptised by St Rémy Bishop of Reims[34]. Gregory of Tours records that Queen Clotilde became a nun at the church of St Martin at Tours after her husband died[35]. Clotilde was canonised by the Catholic church, her feast day is 3 Jun[36].
     "m (492) as his second wife, CLOVIS I [Chlodovech] King of the Franks, son of CHILDERICH I King of the Franks & his wife Basina ([464/67]-Paris [27 Nov] 511, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève])."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Royaume Europe: "Clotilde der Burgunden, Clotilde des Burgondes, Chrotechildis de Burgundia née en 476 à Lyon et décédée un 3 juin en 544 ou en 548 à Tours – Sainte CLotilde
     Épouse en 492 Chlodwig erster der Franken né en 466 et décédé le 27 novembre 511 à Paris fils de Childeric erster der Franken et de Bazine von Köln“.³

     Unknown (?) married Clovis I 'the Great' (?) King of the Franks, son of Childéric I (?) King of the Salian Franks and Basina (?) de Thuringes, Reine des Francs saliens,
;
His 1st wife.^1,2,3,4
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "CHLODOVECH [Clovis], son of CHILDERICH I King of the Franks & his wife Basina --- ([464/67]-Paris [27 Nov] 511, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names Clovis as son of Childerich & Basina[37]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Childerico" as father of "Chlodovecho rege"[38]. He succeeded his father in [481/82] as CLOVIS I King of the Franks. He defeated Syagrius, ruler at Soissons, in 486. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Chlodovechus" expanded his kingdom "usque Sequanam" and afterwards "usque Ligere fluvio"[39]. He remained a pagan after his marriage to a Catholic wife, but converted to Christianity in [496] allegedly having vowed to do so if successful in a battle against the Alamans[40]. He allied with Godegisel against Gondebaud King of Burgundy in [500][41]. He defeated and killed Alaric II King of the Visigoths at the campus Vogladensis[42], probably Voulan, near Poitiers, athough this is popularly known as the battle of Vouillé[43], in 507. Gregory of Tours records that Clovis took control of the territory of Sigebert King of the Franks of the Rhine, after persuading Sigeric's son Chloderic to kill his father and then killing Chloderic, as well as the territory of Chararic King of the Salian Franks[44]. Gregory of Tours records the death of King Clovis in Paris "five years after the battle of Vouillé" and his burial in the church of the Holy Apostles, which he and Queen Clotilde had built[45].
     "[m firstly] ---, daughter of --- [of the Franks of the Rhine]. According to Gregory of Tours, the mother of Theoderich was one of King Clovis's concubines not his first wife[46]. Settipani[47] suggests that Theoderich’s mother was a Frank from the Rhine region, based on the inheritance of Austrasia by Theoderich and the roots "Theode-" and "-rich" in his name, possibly transmitted through his mother from Theodemer and Richomer who were both 4th century Frankish kings.
     "m [secondly] (492) CHROTECHILDIS [Clotilde/Rotilde[48]] of Burgundy, daughter of CHILPERICH King of Burgundy & his wife --- ([480]-Tours, monastery of Saint-Martin 544 or 548, bur Paris, basilique des Saints-Apôtres [later église de Sainte-Geneviève]). Gregory of Tours names "Clotilde" as the younger daughter of Chilperich, recording that she and her sister were driven into exile by their paternal uncle King Gundobad, but that the latter accepted a request for her hand in marriage from Clovis King of the Franks[49]. Fredegar states that she was driven into exile to Geneva by her uncle, after he allegedly murdered her father, and that King Clovis requested her hand in marriage as a means of controlling Gundobad's power[50]. A charter dated 2 Oct [499], classified as spurious in the collection, of "Clodoveus rex Francorum" names "uxoris meæ Chrochildis…patris Chilperici regis Burgundiorum"[51]. Gregory of Tours records Clotilde's lack of success in converting her husband to Christianity until the fifteenth year of his reign, when he and his people were baptised by St Rémy Bishop of Reims[52]. Gregory of Tours records that Queen Clotilde became a nun at the church of St Martin at Tours after her husband died, and in a later passage records her death in Tours and burial in Paris next to her husband in the church which she had built[53]. She was canonised by the Catholic church, feast day 3 Jun[54]."
Med Lands cites:

; a concubine.¹

     Chilperic II (?) King of the Burgundians of Lyons and Caretena married Caratène Aggripine la Suèves (?), daughter of Aggrippin le Suèves (?).^2,4

Chilperic II (?) King of the Burgundians of Lyons and Caretena died in 486; Murdered.³
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "CHILPERICH (-murdered 486). Gregory of Tours names (in order) "Gundobad, Godegisel, Chilperic and Gundomar" as the four sons of Gundioc King of the Burgunds[19]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Gundeveus rex Burgundionum…ex genere Athanaric regis" and his four sons "Gundobadus, Godeghiselus, Chilpricus et Godmarus", recording that Gundobad killed his brother Chilperich[20]. He succeeded his father in 473 as CHILPERICH King of Burgundy, at Lyon. He became magister militum in Gaul during the reign of Emperor Glycinius, exercising authority between Lyon and Geneva[21].
     "m ---. The name of Chilperich´s wife is not known. Gregory of Tours records that Chilperich's wife was drowned by her brother-in-law King Gundobad, after he tied a stone around her neck[22]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records the same event[23]."
Med Lands cites: GAV-43.

     Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag Marburg., Detlev Schwennicke, Editor, Reference: I-1 1.¹

     Audofled (?) married Theodorich I 'the Great' (?) King of the Ostrogoths, son of Theodemir I (?) King of the Ostrogoths and Eréliéva (?), in 493
; his 2nd wife.^7,1,2,8
      ; From Wikipedia:
     "Audofleda was a Gothic queen. She was the sister of Clovis I, King of the Franks. She married Theoderic the Great, King of the Ostrogoths (471–526), around 493 AD (exact date unknown).[1] Theoderic sent an embassy to Clovis to request the marriage.[2] This political move allied Theoderic with the Franks, and by marrying his daughters off to the kings of the Burgundians, the Vandals, and the Visigoths, he allied himself with every major 'Barbarian' kingdom in the West.
     "Audofleda was a pagan prior to her marriage, and was baptised at the time of her wedding by an Arian bishop.[2] Theoderic and Audofleda had one daughter, Amalasuntha, who ruled the Ostrogoths from 526 until 534.
Sources
1. Charles William Previté-Orton The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History. Cambridge: University Press. 1966.
2. A History of Early Medieval Europe 476-911 by Margaret Deanesly, Methuen 1960 page 41."⁹

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag Marburg., Detlev Schwennicke, Editor, Reference: I-1 1.¹

     Suavegotta (?) was born circa 504.¹ She married Theodoric I (?) King of Metz/King at Reims, son of Clovis I 'the Great' (?) King of the Franks and Unknown (?), in 522
; his 2nd wife.^1,4,3
Suavegotta (?) died after 554.¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: 1. Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1
2. Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises. 1977., Jacques Saillot, Reference: 23.¹

     Sigismund II (?) King of the Burgundians was born circa 486.¹ He married Ostrogotha (?), daughter of Theodorich I 'the Great' (?) King of the Ostrogoths and unknown (?), circa 503.^1,4
Sigismund II (?) King of the Burgundians married Constance (?) circa 506
; his 2nd wife.⁵
Sigismund II (?) King of the Burgundians died on 25 June 524 at Vézeronce, France (now).¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises. 1977., Jacques Saillot, Reference: 23.¹

     Constance (?) married Sigismund II (?) King of the Burgundians, son of Gondebaut/Gondebad I (?) King of the Burgundians at Vienne and Gontheuque (?) of the Ostrogoths, circa 506
; his 2nd wife.¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises. 1977., Jacques Saillot, Reference: 49.¹

     Ghislahaire (?) of the Burgundians married Gertrude (?) de Ponthieu, daughter of Alberic (?) de Cologne and Argote (?) of the Ostrogoths.²
Ghislahaire (?) of the Burgundians was born circa 508.¹
Ghislahaire (?) of the Burgundians died in 550.¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises. 1977., Jacques Saillot, Reference: 49.¹

     Gertrude (?) de Ponthieu married Ghislahaire (?) of the Burgundians, son of Sigismund II (?) King of the Burgundians and Constance (?).¹
Gertrude (?) de Ponthieu was born circa 500.¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises. 1977., Jacques Saillot, Reference: 49.¹

     Alberic (?) de Cologne married Argote (?) of the Ostrogoths, daughter of Theodemir I (?) King of the Ostrogoths and Eréliéva (?).^1,2
Alberic (?) de Cologne was born circa 460.¹
Alberic (?) de Cologne died in 525.¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises. 1977., Jacques Saillot, Reference: 49.¹

     Gontheuque (?) of the Ostrogoths was born before 465.¹ She married Gondebaut/Gondebad I (?) King of the Burgundians at Vienne, son of Gundioch (?) King of the Burgundians and Caratène (?), before 484.^1,2

      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises. 1977., Jacques Saillot, Reference: 23.¹

     Gondebaut/Gondebad I (?) King of the Burgundians at Vienne was born before 462.⁶ He married Gontheuque (?) of the Ostrogoths before 484.^7,2

Gondebaut/Gondebad I (?) King of the Burgundians at Vienne died in 516.²
      ; Genealogics cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises, 1977, Saillot, Jacques. 23.²

     Caratène (?) married Gundioch (?) King of the Burgundians, son of Gundahar (?) King of the Burgundians.^2,1

      ; Genealogics cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises, 1977, Saillot, Jacques. 23.¹

     Gundioch (?) King of the Burgundians married Caratène (?)^1,4

Gundioch (?) King of the Burgundians died in 463; Genealogics says d. 463; Med Lands says d. 473.^1,3
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Les seize quartiers des Reines et Imperatrices Francaises, 1977, Saillot, Jacques. 23.¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "[GUNDIOC [Gondion] (-473). According to Gregory of Tours, Gundioc King of the Burgunds (whom he names as the father of the four sons who are named below) was "of the family of King Athanaric [of the Goths]"[6]. On the other hand, Gundobad King of Burgundy, in the Lex Gundobada, names "Gebicam, Godomarem, Gislaharium, Gundaharium, patrem quoque nostrum et patruum"[7], suggesting a direct line of Burgundian ancestors. Sécretan suggests that the two reports can be reconciled if Gundioc married the sister of Ricimer[8]. He succeeded as GUNDIOC King of the Burgundians. The Romans installed the Burgundians in Sapaudia, north of Lake Geneva, dated to 443 or 447[9]. The dating difference suggests that the migration into the area may have been a gradual process. The Burgundians were expelled from land around Lyon in 458 by Emperor Majorian, but Gundioc became magister militum in Gaul during the reign of Emperor Severus 461-465[10]. Burgundian troops helped the Romans to defend Clermont against the Visigoths in 471 and 472[11]. King Gundioc divided his territories between his four sons.
     "m ---. The name of King Gundioc´s wife is not known. As noted above, Sécretan suggests that she may have been the sister of Ricimer[12]. The name of King Gundioc´s third son Chilperich suggests that his mother may have been related to the Merovingian Franks."
Med Lands cites:

; This is the same person as ”Gondioc” at Wikipedia, as ”Gondioc” at Wikipédia (FR), and as ”Gundioch” at Wikipedia (DE).^5,6,7 GAV-41.

; Per Catholic Enyclopedia: "After the death of King Gundovic (Gundioch), the Kingdom of Burgundy had been divided among his four sons, Chilperic reigning at Lyons, Gondebad at Vienne, and Godegisil at Geneva; Gondemar's capital is not mentioned. Chilperic and probably Godegisil were Catholics, while Gondebad professed Arianism.“.²

     Deoteria (?) and Theudebert I (?) King of Metz/Austrasia were divorced.^2,3 Deoteria (?) married Theudebert I (?) King of Metz/Austrasia, son of Theodoric I (?) King of Metz/King at Reims and Suavegotta (?), in 532
; His 1st wife, her 1nd husband; Genealogics and Med Lands say Deoteria was 1st wife and Wisigarda, 2nd; Genealogy.EU Merove 1 page switches the order; Med Lands.^4,5,6,2
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "m firstly ([end 533/early 534]) as her second husband, DEOTERIA, widow of ---, daughter of ---. Gregory of Tours records that Theodebert seduced Deoteria, wife of an inhabitant of Cabrières near Béziers, after his betrothal to Wisigardis, and in a later passage that he married her after the death of his father[75]. According to Gregory of Tours, Theodebert deserted her after being pressured to marry his previous betrothed, but refused to take her back after his second wife died[76]."
Med lands cites: Deoteria (?) was also known as Deutérie (?)²

Reference: Genealogics cites:

     Wisigarda (?) married Theudebert I (?) King of Metz/Austrasia, son of Theodoric I (?) King of Metz/King at Reims and Suavegotta (?), before 533
; his 2nd wife; reputiated 534 and again 540. Genealogics and Med Lands say Deoteria was 1st wife and Wisigarda, 2nd; Genealogy.EU Merove 1 page switches the order; Med Lands.^5,6,7,8,9
Wisigarda (?) died between 541 and 542.^7,9
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "WISIGARDIS (-[541/42]). The Origo Gentis Langobardorum names "Wisigarda…secundæ Walderada" as the two daughters of Wacho & his second wife, specifying that Wisigarda married "Theudiperti regis Francorum"[139]. Paulus Diaconus names "Wisigarda…[et] secunda Walderada" as the two daughters of King Wacho & his second wife, specifying that Wisigarda married "Theodeperto regi Francorum"[140].
     "m ([540]) as his second wife, THEODEBERT I King of the Franks, son of THEODERIC I King of the Franks & his first wife --- ([499/504]-end 547)."
Med lands cites:

; per Wacho's Wikipedia article: "Wisigarda (who married Theudebert I of Austrasia.)²"

; Per Wikipedia:
     "Wisigard (c. 510 - c. 540) or Wisigardis was a Frankish Queen in the 6th century.
     "The life of Wisigard is slightly known by Gregory of Tours's Historia Francorum.[1] She was daughter of Wacho, king of the Lombards and grew up in the middle Danube region. After an abnormally long term of engagement of seven years, Wisigard married Theudebert I, Merovingian king of Austrasia. Around 531 Theuderich I, father of Theudebert I, had arranged the engagement for political reasons. But because of a liaison Theudebert had with a Roman woman named Deuteria, the union with Wisigard fell through. Anew for political reasons Theudebert abandoned Deoteria and finally married Wisigard in 537 or 538. Shortly after their wedding, she died.
Posited burial site in Cologne Cathedral
     "In 1959 a very rich decorated grave of a Frankish woman was found by Otto Doppelfeld in the Cologne Cathedral. The woman had been buried with her precious jewelry and in a traditional costume that indicated her as a Lombardish princess. Based on the dating and the grave furniture, Doppelfeld, at that time director of the Romano-Germanic Museum, interpreted the dead woman as Wisigard. However, this interpretation is not proved by an inscription or other sources.
Sources
** Gregory of Tours, Historiarum III, 20, 27.
References
** Christian Bouyer: Dictionnaire des Reines de France. Librairie Académique Perrin, 1992 ISBN 2-262-00789-6, p. 59.
** Otto Doppelfeld: Das fränkische Frauengrab unter dem Chor des Kölner Domes. Germania 38. Frankfurt 1960. pp. 89–113.
** Eugen Ewig: Die Merowinger und das Frankenreich. Stuttgart 2001. ISBN 978-3-17-017044-5, p. 34.
Notes
1. Gregor of Tours, Historiae III,20, III,27.
External links
** The Frankish royal family in Cologne Cathedral: http://www.koelner-dom.de/index.php?id=18126&L=1 ."¹⁰ Wisigarda (?) was also known as Wisigard (?)¹⁰

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.⁵

     Ingomer (?) died in 494.^1,2 He was born in 494.^1,2
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.²