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King of the Franks from 721 to 737
Theuderic IV
(
c.
712
? 737,
French
,
Thierry
)
[1]
was the
Merovingian
king of the Franks
from 721 until his death in
737
.
[2]
He was the son of
Dagobert III
.
During his reign, his realm was controlled by the
mayor of the palace
,
Charles Martel
. The king mostly stayed at
Chelles Abbey
, then in
Chateau-Thierry
.
After his death, the Frankish throne remained vacant for seven years, until
Carloman
, one of Charles Martel's sons and successors, arranged for
Childeric III
, the last Merovingian king, to succeed him. Theuderic IV may have been the father of Childeric III, but this remains uncertain. It has also been suggested that
Thierry IV of Toulouse
was his son.
References
[
edit
]
- ^
Alternative spellings of his name include
Theuderich
,
Theoderic
, or
Theodoric
.
- ^
Fouracre, Paul (2016).
The Age of Charles Martel
. London: Routledge. p. 157.
ISBN
9781315845647
.
Sources
[
edit
]
- Rosenwein, Barbara H. (2009).
A Short History of the Middle Ages
. University of Toronto.
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