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Dagobert I — King of the Franks, the last Merovingian to rule in his own right, c. 603–639
Son of Clotaire II, king of Austrasia then of all the Franks in 629, he reunited the kingdom one last time, governed with Eligius and Audoin, richly endowed the abbey of Saint-Denis where he wished to be buried, and passes for the most brilliant of the Merovingians. After him the mayors of the palace governed, and his descendants were the “rois fainéants”. (Editorial synthesis)
Dagobert I died on 19 January 639 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Dagobert I died in Saint-Denis. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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