Charibert II 1
- Born: Abt 608
- Died: 8 Apr 632 about age 24
Research Notes:
From Wikipedia - Charibert II :
Charibert II (c.608 -8 April 632 ), a son of Clotaire II and his second wife Sichilde, was briefly king of Aquitaine from 629 to his death, with his capital at Toulouse .
When his father, Clotaire II , King of the Franks , died in 629, Charibert made a bid for the kingdom of Neustria against his elder half-brother Dagobert I , who had already been king of Austrasia since 623 . In the ensuing negotiations, Charibert, a minor, was represented by his uncle Brodulf , the brother of Queen Sichilde. Dagobert had Brodulf killed and ceded the near-independent realm of Aquitaine to Charibert. This agreement was confirmed in 631 , when Charibert stood godfather to Dagobert's son Sigebert .
Charibert's realm included Toulouse, Cahors , Agen , Perigueux , and Saintes , to which he added his possessions in Gascony . Charibert was married to Gisela, the heiress of Amand of Gascony. His fighting force subdued the resistance of the Basques , until the whole of the Basque Country was under his control.
In 632 , Charibert died at Blaye , Gironde -possibly assassinated on Dagobert's orders-and soon after that Charibert's infant son Chilperic was also killed. Aquitaine passed again to Dagobert. Both Charibert and his son are buried in the early Romanesque Basilica of Saint-Romain at Blaye.
Noted events in his life were:
• Duke of Aquitaine, 629-632.
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