MARCOMIR I ap CLODIUS I

Duke of the Franks

BIRTH: Abt 347 in Westfalen, Germany
DEATH: Abt 404
FATHER: Clodius I ap DAGOBERT - BIRTH: Abt 324 in Westfalen, Germany
MOTHER: Unknown
MARRIAGE: Frotmund Frimutel verch BOAZ - BIRTH: Abt 351 in Westfalen, Germany
CHILDREN:
1. Pharamond ap MARCOMIR I - BIRTH: Abt 370 in Westfalen, Germany
2. Marcomir II ap MARCOMIR I - BIRTH: Abt 372 in Westfalen, Germany

Marcomir was a Frankish duke (dux, leader) in the late 4th century. Dukes Genobaus and Sunno along with Marcomir are mentioned by Gregory of Tours in his Historia Francorum. Gregory thinks it is doubtful they were called Kings.
In the latter years of Magnus Maximus, the Western Roman Emperor, the dukes crossed the Rhine and raided the Roman province of Germania. The also threatened Cologne. The Chattie and the Ampsivarii were reportedly led by Marcomir.

Marcomer could have been a predecessor of the legendary duke Pharamond and an ancestor of the Frankish Merovingians' royal dynasty.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcomer

Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book II, paragraph 9. <9> Claudian, Loeb classical Library, On Stilicho's Consulship (translation Platnauer)

Althildis of Coel - Genopro.com
http://familytrees.genopro.com/Roeylee/I1073.htm

The Royal Forum: Investigation into the Origins of Christianity
By Bryan K. Beets
http://www.royalforum.com/article.php?id=26

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