Dagobert I
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| - | A '''''chapelle ardente''''' ([[French language|Fr.]] "burning chapel") is a chapel or room in which the corpse of a [[sovereign]] or other exalted personage lies in state pending the [[funeral]] service. The name is in allusion to the many candles which are lighted round the [[catafalque]]. This custom is first chronicled as occurring at the obsequies of [[Dagobert I]] (602–638). | + | '''Dagobert I''' ({{lang-la|Dagobertus}}; {{Circa}} 603 – 19 January 639 AD) was the king of [[Austrasia]] (623–634), [[King of the Franks|king of all the Franks]] (629–634), and king of [[Neustria]] and [[Burgundy (region)|Burgundy]] (629–639). He has been described as the last king of the [[Merovingian]] dynasty to wield any real royal power.{{sfn|Williams|2005|p=52}} Dagobert was the first of the [[Frankish king]]s to be buried in the royal tombs at [[Saint Denis Basilica]]. |
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Dagobert I (Template:Lang-la; Template:Circa 603 – 19 January 639 AD) was the king of Austrasia (623–634), king of all the Franks (629–634), and king of Neustria and Burgundy (629–639). He has been described as the last king of the Merovingian dynasty to wield any real royal power.Template:Sfn Dagobert was the first of the Frankish kings to be buried in the royal tombs at Saint Denis Basilica.
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