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3 unusual facts about Dagobert I


Berthild of Chelles

Berthild was born into one of the most illustrious families in the territory of Soissons, France, during the reign of Dagobert I.

Richarius

The Frankish king Dagobert I once came to visit the monastery, and Richarius offered the king advice.

Sainte-Enimie

When her brother Dagobert I came to look for relics buried with her to decorate his Basilica of Saint-Denis, the nuns tricked him, and he ended up finding the relics of Énimie's niece instead.


Philibert of Jumièges

He was born in Gascony as the only son of a Vic or Vic-Jour (now Vic-Fezensac) based courtier of Dagobert I and was educated by Saint Ouen.

Sisenand

Sisenand overthrew Suintila with the aid of Dagobert I, king of the Franks, to whom gothic nobles offered a 500-pound plate made of pure gold, a gift that Aetius gave to Thorismund in 451.


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