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Berthoald

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Duke of Saxony

Historical FiguresLived 550 to 622 · aged 72
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Berthoald was the Duke of the Saxons during the reign of the Frankish kings Chlothar II and his son Dagobert I, the last ruling Merovingians. He despised Frankish suzerainty and rebelled, but was defeated.

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Berthoald was the Duke of the Saxons during the reign of the Frankish kings Chlothar II and his son Dagobert I, the last ruling Merovingians. He despised Frankish suzerainty and rebelled, but was defeated. His story is told in the Liber Historiae Francorum (727) and the Gesta Dagoberti (830s), both sources partial to the Merovingian kings.

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Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 550 to 622 · aged 72
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6 languages

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