Theodemer (also Theudomer) was a
Frankish king. He was the son of
Richomeres and his wife Ascyla.
His father is possibly to be identified with the
Roman commander of that name, in which case Theodemer would have been a cousin of
Arbogastes.
Not much is known of Theodemer. According to
Gregory of Tours
Gregory of Tours (30 November 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans. He was born Georgius Florenti ...
a war broke out between the Franks and the Romans some unknown time after the fall of the usurping Emperor
Jovinus (411–413) who had been supported by the Franks. Around 422, a Roman army entered
Gaul. King Theodemer and his mother Ascyla were executed by the sword.
Theodemer's reign is supposed to be before that of king
Chlodio, and the ''
Chronicle of Fredegar'' makes Chlodio his son.
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Gregory of Tours
Gregory of Tours (30 November 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans. He was born Georgius Florenti ...
, ''Historia Francorum'', book II, chapter 9.
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Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'' (PLRE II), J.R. Martindale
Frankish kings
Frankish warriors
5th-century Frankish people
5th-century monarchs in Europe
Year of birth unknown
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