of the Francs, King Pharamund
370 - 427 (57 years)
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Name of the Francs, Pharamund [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Title King Birth 370 Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] Gender Male Appointments / Titles 10th Grandmaster of the Order of the Grail [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Appointments / Titles Between 404 and 418 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Duke of the East Franks Appointments / Titles 404 [1, 6, 12] King of The East Franks Appointments / Titles 409 Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] King of the Franks at Cologne Appointments / Titles Between 419 and 428 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] King of The Salian Franks House Merovingian FSID LZN1-SLD [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Occupation First King of the Franks at Cologne -428, King of Tongres [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Death 27 Apr 427 Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] Burial May 427 Kingdom of the Salian Franks [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Person ID I33967 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Father of The East Franks, Duke Marcomir II, b. 342, Kingdom of the Franks d. 423, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Age 81 years) Relationship natural Mother de Lombardy, Hatilde, b. 356, Lombardia, Italy d. 449, Sachsen, Germany (Age 93 years) Relationship natural Family ID F12412 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family of Sicambria, Queen Argotta Rosamund, b. 376, Cimbria, Arhus, Denmark d. 438, Kingdom of the Sicambrian Franks, Gaul, Roman Empire (Age 62 years) Children 1. le Chevelu, King Clodion le Chevelu, b. 392, Cologne, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 26 Nov 448, Cambrai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Age 56 years) [natural]2. of the Ostrogoths, Queen Eréliéva, b. 422, Roman Empire ( 27 BC - 389 AD) d. 523 (Age 101 years) [natural]Family ID F12411 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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Birth - 370 - Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Appointments / Titles - King of the Franks at Cologne - 409 - Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Death - 27 Apr 427 - Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 
Burial - May 427 - Kingdom of the Salian Franks = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Pharamond of Francs
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Notes - The Liber Historiae Francorum from the early 8th century names a king named Faramund (French: Pharamond): he was a son of the (historical) Marcomer and father Chlodios. For a long time Faramund was considered to be the first king of the Merovingian family. Its existence was only recognized as mythical at the end of the 19th century. The author of the Liber Historiae Francorum summarizes the first six books of the history of Gregory of Tours and adds additional information, including those on Faramund. However, for the period in question he did not have a source whose level of knowledge went beyond that of Gregory. It is unlikely that he had access to accurate genealogical information that Gregor did not know.
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The History Files
Considered to be the first king of the Salian Franks from AD 409, Pharamond is scarcely known to history, living on the fringes of the Roman empire as he did. His parentage is unknown, but he could have been a son of Marcomer.
Contemporary historian Prosper Tiro wrote about Pharamond. In 420, he reportedly led his people across the River Rhine to head into the Roman Empire. This movement effectively separated his tribe from the majority of the Ripuarian Franks who had settled near Cologne. However, there were certainly Franks already settled on the west bank of the Rhine in 407, possibly Sicambrian Franks, so perhaps Pharamond was leading the first group of Salian Franks to arrive.
Pharamond was eventually succeeded by his son Clodio. His wife was Argotta. A Pharamond appears as the king of France in the prose Tristan and later Arthurian works; he was clearly inspired by the historical leader.
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- The Liber Historiae Francorum from the early 8th century names a king named Faramund (French: Pharamond): he was a son of the (historical) Marcomer and father Chlodios. For a long time Faramund was considered to be the first king of the Merovingian family. Its existence was only recognized as mythical at the end of the 19th century. The author of the Liber Historiae Francorum summarizes the first six books of the history of Gregory of Tours and adds additional information, including those on Faramund. However, for the period in question he did not have a source whose level of knowledge went beyond that of Gregory. It is unlikely that he had access to accurate genealogical information that Gregor did not know.
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