Theodebert I

king of Reims
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Also known as: Theudebert I
Quick Facts
Born:
c. 495/500
Died:
547
Title / Office:
king (533-548), Reims
House / Dynasty:
Merovingian dynasty

Theodebert I (born c. 495/500—died 547) was a Merovingian king of Reims who succeeded his father, Theodoric I, in late 533 and greatly expanded the area under Frankish hegemony. A proven soldier before he came to the throne, Theodebert exploited the war in Italy between Byzantium and the Ostrogoths to gain extensive territory in the Alpine regions and the northeast of the peninsula, though most of this was lost after his death. With expansion also in the east, Theodebert claimed control of peoples from the Baltic to beyond the Danube. By minting gold coins bearing his, rather than the Byzantine ...(100 of 136 words)