Merovech
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Merovech is the semi-legendary Frankish leader regarded as the ancestral founder of the Merovingian royal dynasty in early medieval Gaul.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merovech canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Frankish leader
ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ |
| ancestorOf | Clovis I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Salian Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early medieval Gaul ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Frankish origin legends
ⓘ
Tournai (traditional Frankish center) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Frankish legendary kings
ⓘ
Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early medieval Frankish tradition ⓘ |
| descendantOf | Merovech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| eponymOf | Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Childeric I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| knownFrom | later written traditions rather than contemporary records ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Frankish ⓘ |
| legacy | dynastic ancestor of early medieval Frankish rulers ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Chronicle of Fredegar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liber Historiae Francorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalMotif | sea-born ancestry legend ⓘ |
| name | Merovech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Merovech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly derived from Proto-Germanic elements meaning "famous" and "fight" ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Meroveus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merowig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleTitle | King of the Salian Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | ancestral founder of the Merovingian dynasty ⓘ |
| religion | paganism (attributed) ⓘ |
| role |
Frankish chieftain
ⓘ
ancestral king of the Franks ⓘ |
| sonOf | Merovech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| status | ancestral progenitor of Merovingian kings ⓘ |
| successor | Childeric I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
| tribe | Salian Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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