King of the Franks. In 622 Dagobert's father made him king of Austrasia, a political move calculated to bind the nobility to the Franks. After his father's death, he inherited the Neustrian and Burgundian kingdoms. By 632, he also had Burgundy and Acquitaine under his rule, becoming the King of all Franks. He made Paris his capital. He built the Altes Shloss in Meersburg still in use today and supervised the construction of Saint Denis Basilica. Despite a lukewarm military record, he did protect his lands against various raiders and invaders. He was considered one of the most powerful Merovingian kings and one of the most respected. He was the first king to be buried in Saint Denis Basilica. His life and reign prompted a biography in 830, a nursery rhyme "Le bon Rio Dagobert" in 1750 and as late as 1984, a comedy with the same name.
King of the Franks. In 622 Dagobert's father made him king of Austrasia, a political move calculated to bind the nobility to the Franks. After his father's death, he inherited the Neustrian and Burgundian kingdoms. By 632, he also had Burgundy and Acquitaine under his rule, becoming the King of all Franks. He made Paris his capital. He built the Altes Shloss in Meersburg still in use today and supervised the construction of Saint Denis Basilica. Despite a lukewarm military record, he did protect his lands against various raiders and invaders. He was considered one of the most powerful Merovingian kings and one of the most respected. He was the first king to be buried in Saint Denis Basilica. His life and reign prompted a biography in 830, a nursery rhyme "Le bon Rio Dagobert" in 1750 and as late as 1984, a comedy with the same name.
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