Chlothar I
E798693
Chlothar I was a 6th-century Merovingian king of the Franks who eventually reunited the Frankish kingdom under his sole rule.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chlothar I canonical | 10 |
| Chlothar | 2 |
| Clothar I | 2 |
| Chlodovech | 1 |
| Chlotharius I | 1 |
| King Chlothar I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9422645 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chlothar I Context triple: [Merovingian dynasty, hasLeader, Chlothar I]
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A.
Pepin the Short
Pepin the Short was an 8th-century Frankish king and first Carolingian monarch who strengthened the alliance between the Frankish kingdom and the papacy, laying groundwork for the Carolingian Empire.
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B.
Arnulf of Metz
Arnulf of Metz was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman, bishop, and statesman regarded as a founding ancestor of the Carolingian line that produced Charlemagne.
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C.
Philip Dagobert of France
Philip Dagobert of France was a short-lived French royal prince of the early 13th century, born to King Louis VIII and Queen Blanche of Castile.
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D.
King Theuderic II of Burgundy
King Theuderic II of Burgundy was a Merovingian ruler of Burgundy and later Austrasia in the early 7th century, known for his involvement in dynastic conflicts and interactions with prominent church figures.
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E.
Pepin I of Aquitaine
Pepin I of Aquitaine was a 9th-century Carolingian king who ruled Aquitaine and was a son of the Frankish emperor Louis the Pious.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chlothar I Target entity description: Chlothar I was a 6th-century Merovingian king of the Franks who eventually reunited the Frankish kingdom under his sole rule.
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A.
Pepin the Short
Pepin the Short was an 8th-century Frankish king and first Carolingian monarch who strengthened the alliance between the Frankish kingdom and the papacy, laying groundwork for the Carolingian Empire.
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B.
Arnulf of Metz
Arnulf of Metz was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman, bishop, and statesman regarded as a founding ancestor of the Carolingian line that produced Charlemagne.
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C.
Philip Dagobert of France
Philip Dagobert of France was a short-lived French royal prince of the early 13th century, born to King Louis VIII and Queen Blanche of Castile.
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D.
King Theuderic II of Burgundy
King Theuderic II of Burgundy was a Merovingian ruler of Burgundy and later Austrasia in the early 7th century, known for his involvement in dynastic conflicts and interactions with prominent church figures.
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E.
Pepin I of Aquitaine
Pepin I of Aquitaine was a 9th-century Carolingian king who ruled Aquitaine and was a son of the Frankish emperor Louis the Pious.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century monarch
ⓘ
Frankish king ⓘ Merovingian dynasty member ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Chlotharius I
ⓘ
linked to:
Chlothar I
Clothar I ⓘ
linked to:
Chlothar I
Hlothar I ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 497 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Basilica of St. Medard, Soissons ⓘ |
| child |
Charibert I
ⓘ
linked to:
Charibert I of the Franks
Chilperic I ⓘ Chramn ⓘ Guntram ⓘ Sigebert I ⓘ |
| country |
Frankish Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the Franks
|
| culture | Merovingian Frankish culture ⓘ |
| deathDate | 561 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Compiègne
ⓘ
linked to:
Compiegne
|
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father |
Clovis I
ⓘ
linked to:
Clovis
|
| givenName |
Chlothar
ⓘ
linked to:
Chlothar I
|
| house | Merovingian dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of Frankish territories
ⓘ
participation in the partition of Clovis I’s kingdom ⓘ reuniting the Frankish kingdom under his sole rule ⓘ |
| language | Frankish ⓘ |
| mother |
Clotilde
ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Clotilde
|
| notableEvent |
annexation of Burgundy
ⓘ
civil conflict with his son Chramn ⓘ war against the Thuringians ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Neustria
ⓘ
King of Soissons ⓘ King of the Franks ⓘ
linked to:
Rex Francorum (King of the Franks)
|
| predecessor |
Clovis I
ⓘ
linked to:
Clovis
|
| reignEnd | 561 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 511 ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| sibling |
Childebert I
ⓘ
linked to:
King Childebert I
Chlodomer ⓘ Theuderic I ⓘ |
| spouse |
Aregund
ⓘ
Guntheuc ⓘ Ingund ⓘ Radegund ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Radigund
|
| successor |
Charibert I
ⓘ
linked to:
Charibert I of the Franks
Chilperic I ⓘ Guntram ⓘ Sigebert I ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Austrasia
ⓘ
Burgundy ⓘ
linked to:
Transjurane Burgundy
Neustria ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Neustria
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chlothar I Description of subject: Chlothar I was a 6th-century Merovingian king of the Franks who eventually reunited the Frankish kingdom under his sole rule.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chlothar I
linked to: Chlothar I
linked to: Chlothar I
linked to: Chlothar I
linked to: Chlothar I
linked to: Chlothar I
linked to: Chlothar I
subject linked to:
King Childebert I
subject linked to:
King Childebert I
subject linked to:
King Childebert I
subject linked to:
King Childebert I