# Chlothar I — WHE Definition Discussion (1-21585)

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**Created:** [February 20, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/chlothar-i-whe-definition-discussion-1-21585/18936 "2023-02-20T17:00:01Z")\
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Chlothar I (l. c. 498-561) was a Merovingian king of the Franks, the second to rule over a unified Frankish kingdom after his father, Clovis I (l. c. 466-511). When Clovis died in 511, his kingdom was divided up between his four sons, but Chlothar reunified it by outliving his brothers and seizing their lands upon their deaths.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Chlothar\_I/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chlothar_I/)._

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