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- Also spelled:
- Theudebald
- French:
- ThƩodebald or Thibaud
- German:
- Theudowald
- Died:
- 555
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Theodebald
king of Reims
Also known as: ThƩodebald, Theudebald, Theudowald, Thibaud
Theodebald (died 555) was a Merovingian king of Reims from 547, in succession to his father, Theodebert I. He proved incapable of continuing the latterās dynamic policies, especially in Italy. He left no son, and on his death his kingdom passed to his granduncle, Chlotar I.
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