Chlodomer, also spelled
Clodomir or
Clodomer (c. 495 - 524) was the second of the four sons of
Clovis I,
King of the Franks. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the
Franks with his three brothers:
Theuderic I,
Childebert I, and
Clotaire I. Although Theuderic, the eldest, had a better claim, Chlodomer divided half of the kingdom with his two other brothers. This was the kingdom of
Orléans, taken from the former kingdom of
Syagrius. This kingdom included, most notably, the
bishoprics of
Tours,
Poitiers and
Orléans. Chlodomer married
Guntheuc, with whom he had three sons: Theodebald, Gunthar, and
Clodoald.