King Clodion FRANKS, III
- Born: Abt 380-400, , Westphalia, Germany
- Married: , , France
- Died: Abt 445-449
- Buried: , Cambray, France
Other names for Clodion were "Le Chevelu", "Long-Haired", "The Hairy", Chlodion, Clodia, Clodius, FRANCE King, FRANKS King and SALIC King.
Ancestral File Number: 8HR9-NC. User ID: 1269113475498048.
General Notes:
"Long Haired", King of FRANKS Reigned 428/429-447.
BOOKS TheWall Chart of World History, Edward Hull, 1988, Studio Editions, France 428: "Clodion, The Hairy, son of Pharamond, succeeded by his son-in-law, King of Franks 428-447.
The Story of Civilization, Will Durant, Vol IV, The Age of Faith, Ch IV, Europe Takes Form, Bk III, Prelude to France, Sec 2, The Franks 240-511, p91: "The first Frank king known by name was the Chlodio who attacked Cologne in 431; Aetius defeated him, but Chlodio succeeded in occupying Gaul as far west as the Somme,and making Tournai his capital.."
The Kings of France, Claude Wenzler, Tran. Angela Moyon, Editons Quest-France 13 Rue du Breil, Rennes, France 1995, p11: "The Franks- Choldion The Hairy c400-429-447 AD- Chlodion was a Frankish Chieftain who ruled the Salian Franks from 429 AD until his death in 447. His reign marked the beginning of the Merovingian Era."
ANCESTRY.COM World Ancestral Chart No. 125360 Ancestors of Patricia Ann Kieffer.
ANCESTRAL FILE Ancestral File Ver 4.11 8HR9-NC Clodius Born Abt ?430 Died 445, 9GBJ-ZH Clodius "Long Haired" FRANKS King Born/?Died Abt 395 Westphalia Germany Bur Cambray, Ver 4.10 Born Abt 395 Died 447/449, TSC Chlodio, WCWH Clodion.
Marriage Information:
Clodion married Queen Basina Thuringia FRANKS, daughter of King Weldelphus THURINGIA, in , , France. (Queen Basina Thuringia FRANKS was born before 382-440 in , Thuringia, Germany and died after 470.)
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