Theodebald

king of Reims

Also known as: Théodebald, Theudebald, Theudowald, Thibaud

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Also spelled:: Theudebald

French:: Théodebald or Thibaud

German:: Theudowald

Died:: 555

Theodebald (died 555) was a Merovingian king of Reims from 547, in succession to his father, Theodebert I. He proved incapable of continuing the latter’s dynamic policies, especially in Italy. He left no son, and on his death his kingdom passed to his granduncle, Chlotar I.

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