Chram (also spelled ''Chramn'', ''Chramm'';

Old Frankish Frankish ( reconstructed endonym: *), also known as Old Franconian or Old Frankish, was the West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 10th centuries. Franks under king Chlodio settled in Roman Gaul in the 5th century. O ...

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'; Latin: , modern French: ) (died 561) was the son of

Chlothar I Chlothar I, sometime called "the Old" (French: le Vieux), (died December 561) also anglicised as Clotaire from the original French version, was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I. With his eldes ...

, a

Merovingian The Merovingian dynasty () was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until Pepin the Short in 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the ...

king of the

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(r. 558–561), and his fifth wife, Chunsina. Chram rose in rebellion against his father on several occasions. Following one of these rebellions, he fled with his wife and children to the court of

Chanao Chanao I or Canao was king of Bro-Ereg, Vannetais in Brittany, France, in 550–560. Chanao was the son of king Waroch I and he claimed power over the whole south of Breton Armorica, using political assassination to achieve his ends. Biography Ch ...

, the ruler of

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. In pursuit of Chram, Chlothar defeated the combined forces of Chanao and his son in battle. Chanao was killed, and Chram, delayed in making his escape by sea because of his concern for his family's safety, was captured. Chlothar gave orders to burn them alive, but Chram was strangled and his body was placed in a cottage,de Sismondi, p. 196 which was subsequently burned. Chlothar reportedly died of remorse later that year.

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Gregory of Tours Gregory of Tours (born ; 30 November – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the "father of French history". He was a prelate in the Merovingian kingdom, encom ...

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* Jean Charles L. Simonde de Sismondi, ''Histoire de la chute de l'Empire Romain et du déclin de la civilisation, de l'an 250 à l'an 1000'', Paris: Treuttel et Würtz, 1835. * 561 deaths Frankish warriors Merovingian dynasty Year of birth unknown Rebel princes {{Europe-royal-stub