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Theuderic I

Character

King of Reims (511–533/534 AD)

Historical Accuracy

Gregory of Tours is the principal source for his reign and his joint 531 Thuringian campaign with his half-brother Chlothar I against King Hermanfrid. Relatively little personal detail survives about him individually beyond his campaigns and succession by his son Theudebert I, which this dossier's own sparse account reflects honestly.

Historical Significance

Sources: - Gregory of Tours. Modern: Ian Wood.

As Clovis I's eldest son but not Clotilde's child, Theuderic I's inclusion in the 511 partition of Francia despite his different maternal line demonstrates how Frankish succession custom prioritized paternal recognition over the status of a son's mother — an important precedent for understanding Merovingian inheritance practices throughout the dynasty's history.

Historical Era

511-534 AD

Book I (brief mention only — "The Sons" prologue)

Timeline: - 511 receives Reims; 531 Thuringian campaign; 533/534 dies. Witch's Rebirth Canon: - Falls in the gap between Book I's close and Book II's 540 AD setting; already dead and succeeded by his son by Book II.

511-534 AD

Birth: - c. 485 AD. Death: - 533 or 534 AD. Parents: - Father: Clovis I. Mother: an unnamed concubine, predating Clotilde's marriage. Children: - Theudebert I — succeeds him. Battles: - Thuringian Campaign: 531 AD, joint with Chlothar I against Hermanfrid.

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