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King Dagobert II Of AUSTRASIA
652 - 679 (27 years)-
Name Dagobert II Of AUSTRASIA Prefix King Birth 652 Gender Male _FSFTID GJYJ-7Z5 _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GJYJ-7Z5 _HASHTAG KING - Designated Royal King
_UID 70183CBF02E041BE840B7009780A99B0376D Death 23 Dec 679 Person ID I28682 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 2 Jan 2023
Father King Siegbert III Of AUSTRASIA, b. 629, Austrasia 
d. 656 (Age 27 years) Mother Immachilde (Chimnechild) of AUSTRASIA, b. Abt 630, Burgundy, France d. Abt 670 (Age ~ 40 years) Marriage Abt 651 2ND Marriage Family ID F12512 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mechtilde (Gisella) De RAZES, b. Abt 652 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 671 Children 1. Princess Adela Of AUSTRASIA, b. Abt 678 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F12511 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Photos Dagobert II Gold Coin
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Notes - Dagobert II (Latin: Dagober(c)tus; Old English: Dægberht; died 679) was a Merovingian king of the Franks, ruling in Austrasia from 675 or 676 until his death. He is one of the more obscure Merovingians. He has been considered a martyr since at least the ninth century.
None of the narrative histories of the Merovingian period give an account of Dagobert's reign, which must be reconstructed from several different sources. Upon the death of his father in 656, he was deprived of the succession and exiled to Ireland to live as a monk. His return to Austrasia was arranged by Wilfrid, bishop of York. He ascended the throne following the assassination of his cousin in 675. During his brief reign he made war on the neighbouring Frankish kingdom of Neustria, signed a peace treaty with the Lombard Kingdom in Italy and reintroduced gold coinage.
The only near-contemporary assessment of Dagobert's character portrays him as a tyrant. He antagonized the bishops and imposed new taxes. He was assassinated by a conspiracy of the highest nobility. He was succeeded by his cousin, Theuderic III, king of Neustria, against whom he had previously warred.
- Dagobert II (Latin: Dagober(c)tus; Old English: Dægberht; died 679) was a Merovingian king of the Franks, ruling in Austrasia from 675 or 676 until his death. He is one of the more obscure Merovingians. He has been considered a martyr since at least the ninth century.