Childebert III

Reign: 695 – 711
Life: 678–711

He was seemingly but a puppet of the mayor of the palace, Pepin of Heristal, though his placita show him making judicial decisions of his own will, even against the Arnulfing clan. " He had a son named Dagobert, who succeeded him, as Dagobert III. His wife was Ermenechildis, also known as Edonne. He spent almost his entire life in a royal villa on the Oise. In 708, during his reign of sixteen years, the bishop of Avranches, Saint Aubert, founded the monastery of Mont-Saint-Michel supposedly at the urging of the Archangel Michael. He was buried in the church of St Stephen at Choisy-au-Bac, near Compiègne.

During Childebert III's reign, Wu Zetian ruled China, Emperor Monmu ruled Japan, and Tiberius III ruled Rome.

Further reading: The Merovingian Kingdoms, 450–751 by Ian Wood

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The Merovingian Kingdoms, 450–751