of the East Franks, King Génébald II
354 - 419 (65 years)-
Name of the East Franks, Génébald [1, 2] Title King Suffix II Birth 354 Kingdom of the Sicambrian Franks, Gaul, Roman Empire 
[1, 2] Gender Male Birth 354 Kingdom of the East Franks [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Appointments / Titles 388 Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany [1, 2] King of Salian Franks Appointments / Titles Between 414 and 419 Duke of the East Franks Death 419 Moselle, Lorraine, France [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] FSID LZLX-M8F [1, 2] Name Genebald of The East Franks [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Title Duke Death 419 Cöln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany [1, 2] Burial 419 Kingdom of the Salian Franks [1, 2] Person ID I33969 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Father of The East Franks, King Dagobert II, b. 300, Cologne, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 23 Dec 379, Cöln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Age 79 years) Relationship natural Mother de Lombardy, Asilia, b. 304, Germany d. 377, Roman Empire ( 27 BC - 389 AD) (Age 73 years) Relationship natural Family ID F13309 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 of Toxandria, Princess Blesinda, b. 358, Kingdom of the Sicambrian Franks, Gaul, Roman Empire d. 420, Kingdom of the Sicambrian Franks, Gaul, Roman Empire (Age 62 years) Children 1. of Sicambria, Queen Argotta Rosamund, b. 376, Cimbria, Arhus, Denmark d. 438, Kingdom of the Sicambrian Franks, Gaul, Roman Empire (Age 62 years) [natural]Family ID F13304 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Family 2 de Camulod, Althildis, b. 338, Alsace, Lorraine, France d. 411, Somme, Picardie, France (Age 73 years) Children 1. of Sicambria, Queen Argotta Rosamund, b. 376, Cimbria, Arhus, Denmark d. 438, Kingdom of the Sicambrian Franks, Gaul, Roman Empire (Age 62 years) [natural]Family ID F12424 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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Event Map 
Birth - 354 - Kingdom of the Sicambrian Franks, Gaul, Roman Empire 
Birth - 354 - Kingdom of the East Franks 
Appointments / Titles - King of Salian Franks - 388 - Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Death - 419 - Moselle, Lorraine, France 
Death - 419 - Cöln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Burial - 419 - Kingdom of the Salian Franks = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - The History Files
The Sicambri were one of the main branches of the powerful fourth century confederation known as the Franks. As with most Germans, their origins lay in the aforementioned Scandinavia and the northern reaches of mainland Europe, but later legend claimed a homeland for them in the region of the Black Sea. They gradually migrated to the Rhine and were first documented when they were to be found occupying territory on the Lower Rhine valley (on the east bank, in what is now northern Belgium and the southern Netherlands), during the third century (the Period of Migration). This unsettled period eventually forced the creation of several new alliances and confederations, with the Franks being one of the biggest of the latter. They were one of several West Germanic federations, and were formed of elements of the Ampsivarii, Batavi, Bructeri, Chamavi, Chatti, Chattuarii, Cherusci, Frisii, Salians, Sicambri, Tencteri, Tubantes, and Usipetes. Most of these peoples were already living along the Rhine's northern borders in what was becoming known as Francia.
(Names listed as "Sicambri include, Genebald, Merovee, Chlodio, Dagobert, Chlodomer, over several generations)
... in 388, Gendobaud (aka Genobaud), Sunno and Marcomer lead an invasion of Salian Franks into the Roman provinces of Germania and Belgia. Their warriors break through the limes, destroying farmlands and killing people around the city of Cologne, before retreating across the border with their booty. Roman General Quintinus mounts a reprisal raid across the border but his troops are surrounded and beaten, and very few of them make it back.
A later source suggests that after the death of Sunno, Marcomer attempts to unite the Frankish tribes by proposing his own son, Pharamond as the first king, or perhaps 'high king' would be more appropriate. His success or failure is unrecorded, but in the early fifth century, Pharamond is certainly regarded as the first (high) king of the Franks.
From this point, rival Frankish divisions begin to be recorded, and the Sicambrian Franks themselves emerge more into history than the traditional genealogies of previous leaders can allow. The Salian Franks prove to be strong rivals to the Sicambri, although it appears that both branches soon merge under the Salian banner and follow a single, semi-legendary leader in the form of Merovée.
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- The History Files
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