Chlothar III (or
Chlotar,
Clothar,
Clotaire,
Chlotochar, or
Hlothar, giving rise to the name Lothair; 652–73) was the eldest son of
Clovis II, king of
Neustria and
Burgundy, and his queen
Balthild. When Clovis died in 658, Chlothar succeeded him under the regency of his mother.