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Theuderic I (or Theuderich, Theoderic, or Theodoric; in French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
, Thierry) (484 – 533 or 534) was the Merovingian king of Metz
Metz

Metz is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine R?gion in France and prefecture of the Moselle Departments of France.It is located at the confluence of the Moselle River and the Seille rivers....
, Rheims, or Austrasia
Austrasia

Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands....
 — as it is variously called — from 511 to 533 or 534.

He was the son of Clovis I
Clovis I

Clovis was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Franks under one king. He succeeded his father Childeric I in 481 as King of the Salian Franks, one of the Frankish tribes who were then occupying the area west of the lower Rhine, with their centre around Tournai and Cambrai along the modern frontier between France and Belgium, in an...
 and one of his earlier wives or concubines. He inherited Metz in 511 at his father's death. In accordance with Salian
Salian Franks

File:Seal_of_Childeric_I_Tournai tomb.jpgThe Salian Franks or Salii were a subgroup of the early Franks who originally had been living north of the limes in the coastal area above the Rhine River in the northern Netherlands, where today there still is a region called Salland....
 tradition, the kingdom was divided between Clovis' four surviving sons: Childebert I
Childebert I

Childebert I was the Frankish King of the Franks, a Merovingian dynast, one of the four sons of Clovis I who shared the kingdom of the Franks upon their father's death in 511....
 in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, Chlodomer
Chlodomer

Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, List of Frankish Kings. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the Franks with his three brothers: Theuderic I, Childebert I, and Clotaire I....
 in Orléans
Orléans

Orl?ans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret Departments of France and of the Centre R?gion in France....
, and Clotaire I
Clotaire I

Chlothar I , called the Old , King of the Franks, was one of the four sons of Clovis I. He was born about 497 in Soissons .On the death of his father in 511, he received, as his share of the kingdom, the town of Soissons, which he made his capital; the cities of Laon, Noyon, Cambrai, and Maastricht; and the lower course of the Meuse...
 in Soissons
Soissons

Soissons is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about 100 kilometres northeast of Paris....
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Theuderic I (or Theuderich, Theoderic, or Theodoric; in French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
, Thierry) (484 – 533 or 534) was the Merovingian king of Metz
Metz

Metz is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine R?gion in France and prefecture of the Moselle Departments of France.It is located at the confluence of the Moselle River and the Seille rivers....
, Rheims, or Austrasia
Austrasia

Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands....
 — as it is variously called — from 511 to 533 or 534.

He was the son of Clovis I
Clovis I

Clovis was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Franks under one king. He succeeded his father Childeric I in 481 as King of the Salian Franks, one of the Frankish tribes who were then occupying the area west of the lower Rhine, with their centre around Tournai and Cambrai along the modern frontier between France and Belgium, in an...
 and one of his earlier wives or concubines. He inherited Metz in 511 at his father's death. In accordance with Salian
Salian Franks

File:Seal_of_Childeric_I_Tournai tomb.jpgThe Salian Franks or Salii were a subgroup of the early Franks who originally had been living north of the limes in the coastal area above the Rhine River in the northern Netherlands, where today there still is a region called Salland....
 tradition, the kingdom was divided between Clovis' four surviving sons: Childebert I
Childebert I

Childebert I was the Frankish King of the Franks, a Merovingian dynast, one of the four sons of Clovis I who shared the kingdom of the Franks upon their father's death in 511....
 in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, Chlodomer
Chlodomer

Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, List of Frankish Kings. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the Franks with his three brothers: Theuderic I, Childebert I, and Clotaire I....
 in Orléans
Orléans

Orl?ans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret Departments of France and of the Centre R?gion in France....
, and Clotaire I
Clotaire I

Chlothar I , called the Old , King of the Franks, was one of the four sons of Clovis I. He was born about 497 in Soissons .On the death of his father in 511, he received, as his share of the kingdom, the town of Soissons, which he made his capital; the cities of Laon, Noyon, Cambrai, and Maastricht; and the lower course of the Meuse...
 in Soissons
Soissons

Soissons is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about 100 kilometres northeast of Paris....
. Early in his reign, he sent his son Theudebert
Theudebert I

File:Theodebert_I_534_548_king_of_Metz.jpgTheudebert I was the Merovingians king of Austrasia from 533 to his death in 548. He was the son of Theuderic I and the father of Theudebald....
 to battle the Scandinavian King Chlochilaich
Hygelac

Hygelac, Proto-Norse *Hugilaikaz, Old Norse Hugleikr was a king of the Geats according to the poem Beowulf. He was the son of Hrethel and had brothers Herebeald and Haethcyn....
 (a.k.a. Hygelac of Beowulf
Beowulf

Beowulf is an Old English language heroic Epic poetry of unknown authorship, dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between the 8th to the early 11th century, and relates events described as having occurred in what is now Denmark and Sweden....
) who had invaded his realm. Theudebert defeated and killed Chlochilaich.

Theuderic got involved in the war between the Thuringian
Thuringii

The Thuringii or Toringi were a Germanic people which appeared late during the V?lkerwanderung in the Harz Mountains of central Germania around 280, in a region which still bears their name to this day — Thuringia....
 King Hermanfrid and Hermanfrid's only living brother: Baderic
Baderic

Baderic, Baderich, Balderich or Boderic , son of Bisinus and Basina, Queen of Thuringia, was a co-king of the Thuringii. He and his brothers Hermanfrid and Bertachar succeeded their father Bisinus....
. In exchange for his help, Theuderic would receive half of the kingdom. Baderic was defeated, but the land promised Theuderic was not given up.

The four sons of Clovis then all fought Sigismund of Burgundy
Sigismund of Burgundy

File:Herma of Saint Sigismund in Plock Cathedral.PNGSigismund was king of the Burgundians from 516 to his death. He was the son of king Gundobad, whom he succeeded in 516....
 and Godomar
Godomar

Godomar , son of king Gundobad, was king of Kingdom of Burgundy. He ruled Burgundy after his elder brother's death in 524 until 534.Both he and his brother Sigismund of Burgundy were defeated in battle by Clovis' sons....
, kings of the Burgundians
King of Burgundy

The following is a list of the Kings of Kingdom of Burgundy....
. Godomar fled and Sigismund was taken prisoner by Chlodomer
Chlodomer

Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, List of Frankish Kings. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the Franks with his three brothers: Theuderic I, Childebert I, and Clotaire I....
. Theuderic married Sigismund's daughter. Godomar rallied the Burgundian army and won back his kingdom. Chlodomer, aided by Theuderic, defeated Godomar, but died in the fighting at Vézeronce
Battle of Vézeronce

The Battle of V?zeronce took place on June 25, 524 close to V?zeronce-Curtin in Is?re. It was part of the War of Burgundy initiated by the four successors of the Frankish king Clovis I: Childebert I, Chlodomir, Clotaire I, and Theuderic I....
.

Theuderic then, with his brother Clotaire and his son, attacked Thuringia
Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen States of Germany ....
 to revenge himself on Hermanfrid. Thuringia was conquered, and Clotaire received Radegund
Radegund

Radegund was a 6th century Frankish princess, who founded the Convent of Our Lady of Poitiers. Canonized in the 9th century, she is the patron saint of several English churches and of Jesus College, Cambridge....
, daughter of King Berthar
Bertachar

Berthar or Bertachar was a son of Bisinus and Basina, Queen of Thuringia. He and his brothers Hermanfrid and Baderic succeeded their father Bisinus to the rule over the Thuringii....
 (Hermanfrid's late brother). After making a treaty with his brother Childebert, Theuderic died in 534. Upon his death the throne of Metz, though seemingly up for grabs, passed unhindered to Theudebert.

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