Charibert II.
Charibert II (* around 614 - April 8, 632 ) was Merovingian sub-king in Aquitaine ( Toulouse ) from 629 to 632 .
Charibert II was a son of the Frankish king Chlothar II and Bertetrud. After the death of his father in 629/630, the Franconian Empire was not divided up between the two sons, as was usual up to now, but Dagobert I , the older of the two, succeeded the entire empire. Charibert received a sub-kingdom in Aquitaine under pressure from the Neustrian nobility and his uncle Brodulf . Dagobert agreed, but then had Brodulf killed. In 631 Charibert successfully fought the Basques in Gascony . After Charibert's death, the lower kingdom was dissolved again, as his son Chilperich also died shortly after him. It is believed that both Charibert and his son Chilperich were murdered on behalf of Dagobert.
Charibert II was buried in the Saint-Romain Basilica in Blaye on the Gironde .
literature
- Reinhard Schneider : Election and elevation of the king in the early Middle Ages. Investigations into the succession of power among the Longobards and Merovingians . Anton Hirsemann, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-7772-7203-5 ( Monographs on the History of the Middle Ages 3), (At the same time: Berlin, Freie Univ., Habil.-Schr., 1970/71).
- Karl Ferdinand Werner : The origins of France up to the year 1000 . Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-423-04653-8 ( dtv 4653 dtv science ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Chlothar II. |
King of the Franks / Sonderreich Aquitaine 626–632 |
Chilperic of Aquitaine |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Charibert II. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Franconian Empire / Special Empire Aquitaine (629–632) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 614 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 632 |