THE MEROVINGIANS
420-428.—Pharamond (?-?); life obscure.
428-448.—Clodion (?-?); son of Pharamond; king of the Salic Franks.
448-457.—Merovaeus (411?-457); founder of the Merovingian Dynasty.
458-481.—Childeric (?-481); son of Merovaeus, king of the Franks.
481-511.—Clovis I. (465-511); son of Childeric; real founder of the Frankish monarchy. At his death his four sons divided the empire.
Childebert; Paris.
Clodomir; Orleans.
Thierry; Metz; and
Clotaire; Soissons.