Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameSigebert 'the Lame' King Of Ripuarian Franks, 44G Grandfather
FatherChildebert King Of Cologne (<450->450)
Web Notes notes for Sigebert 'the Lame' King Of Ripuarian Franks
Weis' "Ancestral Roots" (190:3).
Known by the nickname "the lame,” he was one of several frankish kings, his kingdom being in the Rhineland. When CLOVIS was consolidating his power as sole king of the Franks, Sigebert was probably his most powerful rival. It appears that the two kings were on friendly terms. Sigebert's son, CLODERIC, even fought with CLOVIS in his campaign against the Visigoths. As related by Edward James in his book, "The Franks" : "CLOVIS persuaded CLODERIC to kill his father as he was walking in the forest outside Cologne. While CLODERIC was selecting his reward from his father's treasure chest, one of CLOVIS' Franks split his skull with an axe. CLOVIS announced to the Rhineland Franks that CLODERIC had killed his father and had in turn been killed; they clashed their shields, shouted their approval, and made CLOVIS their king." As the Merovingian dynasty developed, the separate identities of Neustria (home of the Salian Franks) and Austrasia (home of the Riparian Franks) was maintained.
Known by the nickname "the lame,” he was one of several frankish kings, his kingdom being in the Rhineland. When CLOVIS was consolidating his power as sole king of the Franks, Sigebert was probably his most powerful rival. It appears that the two kings were on friendly terms. Sigebert's son, CLODERIC, even fought with CLOVIS in his campaign against the Visigoths. As related by Edward James in his book, "The Franks" : "CLOVIS persuaded CLODERIC to kill his father as he was walking in the forest outside Cologne. While CLODERIC was selecting his reward from his father's treasure chest, one of CLOVIS' Franks split his skull with an axe. CLOVIS announced to the Rhineland Franks that CLODERIC had killed his father and had in turn been killed; they clashed their shields, shouted their approval, and made CLOVIS their king." As the Merovingian dynasty developed, the separate identities of Neustria (home of the Salian Franks) and Austrasia (home of the Riparian Franks) was maintained.