Search Results: Dagobert I

Dagobert I (l. 605-639) ruled as King of Austrasia from 623 to 634 and as King of All the Franks from 629 to 639. Together with the reign of his father, Chlothar II, the period of Dagobert's rule has been characterized as the peak of Merovingian...

An imagined portrait of the Merovingian king Dagobert I (r. 623-639). oil on canvas by Émile Signol, part of the "Portraits of the Kings of France" series commissioned in 1837 by King Louis-Philippe (r. 1830-1848), 1842. Palace of Versailles...

The Merovingian Dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from roughly 481 when Clovis I ascended the throne of the Salian Franks until 751 when Childeric III was deposed and the Merovingians were supplanted by the Carolingian Dynasty as...

Depiction of King Dagobert I (r. 623-639) on a contemporary coin. National Library of France, Paris.

King Chlothar II of the Franks (r. 584-629) with his young son, Dagobert I (r. 623-639). Image from the manuscript Grand Chronicle of France, Fr 73 f. 63r., 14th century. National Library of France, Paris.

The installation and investiture of Bishop Saint Audomar of Thérouanne (early 7th century - c. 670) in 637 by Dagobert I (r. 629-639), King of the Franks. From the illuminated manuscript of the Life of Saint Omer; 11th century, Chapter of...

King Dagobert I (r. 623-639) on his deathbed, illustration from the Chronique des empereurs, 15th century. Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris.

Chlothar II was a Merovingian king of the Franks, who reigned from 584 to 629. He inherited the throne of Neustria as an infant, upon the assassination of his father, Chilperic I (r. 561-584). Following a long and bitter power struggle with...

Portrait of Count Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser (1724-1797), an Austrian field marshal best known for leading armies against Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. Engraving by an unknown artist, 1778-1793. Österreichische...

Samo (reigned 623/624-658 CE) was a king of the Slavs who was responsible for the foundation of the first recorded political entity of the Slavic people, usually referred to as Samo's Empire. Since writing was not introduced into Slavic culture...