Childéric II

King of the Franks · 662-675 · born in 655, died in 675

Second son of Clovis II and Bathilde, Childeric II ruled Austrasia from 662, then the whole Frankish kingdom from 673, after the deposition of his brother Theuderic III.

His government aroused opposition among the great men of the kingdom. He was murdered in 675 in the forest of Lognes together with his wife Bilichild.