Historical Figures

Clodomir(494 - 524)

Elder of the three sons of Clovis and Clotilde, during the division of 511, he inherited the kingdom of Orleans . To avenge their mother Clotilde, the three brothers embark on a family quarrel against the Burgundians, after having murdered their leader, the Burgundians took revenge and killed Clodomir. Clotilde took in her children who were killed by Childebert I and Clotaire I, except for the third who fled and founded the monastery that bears his name (Saint-Cloud).