Charibert II

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Merovingian Dynasty

Kings of All the Franks Kings of Neustria Kings of Austrasia Pharamond 410-426 Clodio 426-447 Merowig 447-458 Childeric I 458-481 Clovis I 481 - 511   Childebert I 511-558   Chlothar I 511-561   Chlodomer 511-524   Theuderic I 511-534     Theudebert I 534-548     Theudebald 548-555 Chlothar I 558-561   Charibert I 561-567   Chilperic I 561-584     Chlothar II 584-629   Guntram 561-592     Childebert II 592-595     Theuderic II 595-613     Sigebert II 613   Sigebert I 561-575     Childebert II 575-595     Theudebert II 595-612     Theuderic II 612-613     Sigebert II 613 Chlothar II 613-629   Dagobert I 623-629 Dagobert I 629-639   Charibert II 629-632     Chilperic 632   Clovis II 639-658     Chlothar III 658-673     Theuderic III 673     Childeric II 673-675     Theuderic III 675-691   Sigebert III 634-656      Childebert the Adopted      656-661     Chlothar III 661-662      Childeric II 662-675      Clovis III 675-676      Dagobert II 676-679 Theuderic III 679-691 Clovis IV 691-695 Childebert III 695-711 Dagobert III 711-715 Chilperic II 715-720   Chlothar IV 717-720 Theuderic IV 721-737 Childeric III 743-751

Charibert II (c.608–8 April 632), a son of Clotaire II and his second wife Sichilde, was briefly king of Aquitaine from 629 to his death, with his capital at Toulouse.

When his father, Clotaire II, King of the Franks, died in 629, Charibert made a bid for the kingdom of Neustria against his elder half-brother Dagobert I, who had already been king of Austrasia since 623. In the ensuing negotiations, Charibert, a minor, was represented by his uncle Brodulf, the brother of Queen Sichilde. Dagobert had Brodulf killed and ceded the near-independent realm of Aquitaine to Charibert. This agreement was confirmed in 631, when Charibert stood godfather to Dagobert's son Sigebert.

Charibert's realm included Toulouse, Cahors, Agen, Perigueux, and Saintes, to which he added his possessions in Gascony. Charibert was married to Gisela, the heiress of Amand of Gascony. His fighting force subdued the resistance of the Basques, until the whole of the Basque Country was under his control.

In 632, Charibert died at Blaye, Gironde—possibly assassinated on Dagobert's orders—and soon after that Charibert's infant son Chilperic was also killed. Aquitaine passed again to Dagobert. Both Charibert and his son are buried in the early Romanesque Basilica of Saint-Romain at Blaye.

Contents 1 Possible descendants 2 See also 3 External links 4 Further reading

[edit] Possible descendants

Boggis, who became Duke of Aquitaine after Charibert's and Chilperic's death, is thought by some to be a surviving son of Charibert.

[edit] See also

• Franks (main history of Frankish kingdoms)
• List of Frankish Kings
• Merovingians
• List of Kings and Dukes of Aquitaine

[edit] External links

• Historical Atlas: Kings and Dukes of Aquitaine
• Oxford Merovingian Page
• Festival Le Raisin d'Or: Blaye

[edit] Further reading

• E. James The Franks, 1987
• I. Wood The Merovingian Kingdoms 450-751 1994
• Gregory of Tours' history (translated bt L. Thorpe, 1974)
• (Fredegar) Wallace-Hadrill, J.M., translator, 1960. The Fourth Book of the Chronicle of Fredegar with its Continuations (Connecticut:Greenwood Press)

Merovingian Dynasty Born: 618 Died: 632
Preceded by Clotaire II	King of Aquitaine 629–632	Succeeded by Chilperic