Clotaire II definition of Clotaire II in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

Clotaire II, d. 629, Frankish king, son of Chilperic I Chilperic I (chĭl`pərĭk), d. 584, Frankish king of Neustria (561–84), son of Clotaire I.
..... Click the link for more information. and Fredegunde Fredegunde (frē'dəgŭn` də), c.545–597, Frankish queen.
..... Click the link for more information. . He succeeded (584) his father as king of Neustria, but his mother ruled for him until her death (597). In 613, after the death of his cousin Theodoric II, king of Austrasia Austrasia (ôstrā`zhə), northeastern portion of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. , he was called in by Austrasian nobles to assume rule. He thus became king of all the Franks. He put Brunhilda Brunhilda (brənhĭld`ə) or Brunehaut
..... Click the link for more information. to death, restored peace with the help of the nobility, and was compelled to grant (614) a charter giving far-reaching privileges to nobles and clergy. He was also forced to agree that each of the component parts of the Frankish lands, Austrasia, Neustria, and Burgundy, was to have its own mayor of the palace; the mayors of the palace were the chief royal administrators. In 623 he sent his son Dagobert I Dagobert I (dăg`ōbûrt), c.612–c.639, Frankish king, son and successor of King Clotaire II.
..... Click the link for more information. to be king of Austrasia. Dagobert later succeeded to all the Frankish lands.