See also:

• CLOTAIRE (CHLOTIIACHAR)

CLOTAIRE I  . (d . 561) was one of the four sons of See also:

• CLOVIS [Chlodovech] (c. 466-511)

Clovis . On the See also:

• DEATH

death of his See also:

• FATHER

father in 511 he received as his See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share of the See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom the See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• SOISSONS

Soissons, which he made his See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital, the cities of See also:

• LAON

Laon, See also:

• NOYON

Noyon, See also:

• CAMBRAI

Cambrai and See also:

• MAASTRICHT, or MAESTRICI3T

Maastricht, and the See also:

• LOWER

lower course of the See also:

• MEUSE
• MEUSE (Flem. Maes, Du. Maas)

Meuse . But he was very ambitious, and sought to extend his domain . He was the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief instigator of the See also:

• MURDER

murder of his See also:

• BROTHER

brother Clodomer's See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children in 524, and his share of the spoils consisted of the cities of See also:

• TOURS

Tours and See also:

• POITIERS

Poitiers . He took See also:

• PART

part in the various expeditions against See also:

• BURGUNDY

Burgundy, and after the destruction of that kingdom in 534 obtained See also:

• GRENOBLE

Grenoble, See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

Die and some of the neighbouring cities . When See also:

• PROVENCE (Provincia, Proenza)

Provence was ceded to the See also:

• FRANKS
• FRANKS, SIR AUGUSTUS WOLLASTON (1826-1897)

Franks by the See also:

• OSTROGOTHS, or EAST GOTHS

Ostrogoths, he received the cities of See also:

• ORANGE
• ORANGE (Citrus Aurantium)
• ORANGE, HOUSE OF

Orange, See also:

• CARPENTRAS

Carpentras and See also:

• GAP

Gap . In 531 he marched against the Thuringi with his brother Theuderich(See also:

• THIERRY

Thierry)I., and in 542 with his brother See also:

• CHILDEBERT

Childebert against the Visigoths of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain . On the death of his See also:

• GREAT

great-See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew Theodebald in 555, See also:

• CLOTAIRE (CHLOTIIACHAR)

Clotaire annexed his territories; and on Childebert's death in 558 he became See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of all See also:

• GAUL
• GAUL, GILBERT WILLIAM (1855— )

Gaul . He also ruled over the greater part of See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, made expeditions into See also:

• SAXONY
• SAXONY (Ger. Provinz Sachsen)

Saxony, and for some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time exacted from the See also:

• SAXONS

Saxons an See also:

• ANNUAL

annual See also:

• TRIBUTE (Lat. tributurn, a stated payment, contribution)

tribute of Soo cows . The end of his reign was troubled by See also:

• INTERNAL

internal dissensions, his son Chram rising against him on several occasions .

Following Chram into See also:

• BRITTANY

Brittany, where the See also:

• REBEL, JOHANN PETER (176o-1826)

rebel had taken See also:

• REFUGE

refuge, Clotaire shut him up with his wife and children in a cottage, to which he set See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire . Overwhelmed with remorse, he went to Tours to implore forgiveness at the See also:

• TOMB (Gr. Tuµ/3a, Tuµ(3os, probably allied to Lat. tumulus, literally a swelling, tumere, to swell)

tomb of St See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

Martin, and died shortly afterwards .