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- Born:
- c. 677
- Died:
- 694
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Clovis III
Merovingian king
Clovis III (born c. 677—died 694) was the Merovingian king of the Franks from 690/691, the son of Theuderic III. During his reign, actual power was held by his mother Chrodichild and, especially, by the Carolingian Pippin II of Herstal, mayor of the palace of Austrasia.
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