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Childebert I 6eme Roi de France

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Date:

ca. 1840.

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

2850434

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National Medal Collection

Childebert I 6eme Roi de France
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 1840.

Place:

France:

Place of creation:

France

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; 070.39 gr
Support 0.000 x mm

Language of material:

French

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A bronze medal commemorating the life of Childebert I, sixth King of France and the third of Clovis' four sons. Upon the death of his father, Childebert and his brothers divided the Kingdom of France amongst themselves. Childebert was made King of Paris as well as of the country to the west, as far as the English Channel and modern Brittany.

The obverse side of the medal displays a bust of Childebert I by Armand Caqué.

The reverse side of the medal is engraved with a short history of Childebert I.
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Artist: Caqué, Armand, 1793-1881

Depicted: Childebert I, King of the Franks, 495-558

Childebert I, King of the Franks, 495-558

Childebert I, roi des Francs, 495-558
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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: CHILDEBERT I ROI DE FRANCE / CAQUÉ / 1840., Inscription: reverse: CHILDEBERT I. / 6EME. ROI. / FILS DE CLOVIS I. / NÉ 498. / ROI 511. / PARTAGE DES ÉTATS DE CLOVIS / ENTRE SES QUATRE FILS / CHILDEBERT RÈGNE A PARIS 511. / EXPÉDITION CONTRE LES BOURGUIGNONS / DE CONCERT AVEC CLODOMIR ET CLOTAIRE 523 / MORT DE CLODOMIR / PARTAGE DE SES ÉTATS 526. / DÉFAITE. D'AMALARIC ROI DES VISIGOTHS 531. / CONQUÊTE DE LA BOURGOGNE / PAR CHILDEBERT ET CLOTAIRE 534. / EXPÉDITION / DE CHILDEBERT ET DE CLOTAIRE / CONTRE LES VISIGOTHS D'ESPAGE. 543 / TRAITÉ AVEC CRAMNE / FILS DE CLOTAIRE / 555. / MORT 558., Inscription: edge: mark CUIVRE, Inscription: attachment: no attachment

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C-049127 : obverse
C-049128 : reverse
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Kings and rulers France

Rois et souverains France

Portrait medallions France

Médaillons (Portraits) France
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1986-079 X PIC
01106
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Medals 1106

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Copy negative C-049127--C-049128

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-79-1106

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