Theuderic IV

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Theuderic IV
Theuderic IV from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
King of the Franks
Reign	721–737
Predecessor	Chilperic II
Successor	Hiatus (next: Childeric III)
Mayor of the Palace	Charles Martel

Born	c. 712
Died	737 (aged 24–25)
Issue	Childeric III?
Dynasty	Merovingian
Father	Dagobert III

Theuderic IV (c. 712 – 737) or Theuderich, Theoderic, or Theodoric; in French, Thierry was the Merovingian King of the Franks from 721 until his death in 737. He was the son of king Dagobert III.^[1]

During his reign, his realm was controlled by the mayor of the palace, Charles Martel, who kept him in custody, first in Chelles Abbey, then in Château-Thierry.

After his death, the Frankish throne remained vacant for seven years, until Pepin the Short arranged for Childeric III, the last Merovingian king, to succeed him. Theuderic IV may have been the father of Childeric III, but this remains uncertain.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Rosenwein 2009, p. 84.

Sources[]

Rosenwein, Barbara H. (2009). A Short History of the Middle Ages. University of Toronto.

Preceded by Chlothar IV Chilperic II	King of the Franks 721–737	Succeeded by interregnum (until 741)

show v t Merovingian dynasty (400–755 AD)
	Merovech (450–458) Childeric I (457–481) Clovis I (481–511) Childebert I (511–558) Chlodomer (511–524) Theuderic I (511–533) Theudebert I (533–548) Theudebald (548–555) Chlothar I the Old (511–561) Charibert I (561–567) Guntram (561–592) Sigebert I (561–575) Childebert II (575–595) Theudebert II (595–612) Theuderic II (612–613) Sigebert II (613) Chilperic I (561–584) Chlothar II the Great (584–623) Dagobert I (623–634) Charibert II (629–632) Chilperic (632) Sigebert III (634–656) Childebert the Adopted (656–661) Clovis II (639–657) Chlothar III (657–673) Childeric II (662–675) Theuderic III (675–691) Dagobert II (675–679) Clovis IV (691–695) Childebert III the Just (695–711) Dagobert III (711–715) Chilperic II (715–721) Chlothar IV (717–720) Theuderic IV (721–737) Childeric III (743–751)

show v t Monarchs of France
Detailed family tree Simplified family tree List of Frankish kings List of French monarchs
Merovingians (509–751)	Clovis I Childebert I Chlothar I Charibert I Guntram Chilperic I Sigebert I Childebert II Chlothar II Dagobert I Sigebert II Clovis II Chlothar III Childeric II Theuderic III Clovis IV Childebert III Dagobert III Chilperic II Chlothar IV Theuderic IV Childeric III
Carolingians, Robertians and Bosonids (751–987)	Pepin the Short Carloman I Charlemagne (Charles I) Louis I Charles II Louis II Louis III Carloman II Charles the Fat Odo^R Charles III Robert I^R Rudolph^B Louis IV Lothair Louis V
House of Capet (987–1328)	Hugh Capet Robert II Henry I Philip I Louis VI Louis VII Philip II Louis VIII Louis IX Philip III Philip IV Louis X John I Philip V Charles IV
House of Valois (1328–1589)	Philip VI John II Charles V Charles VI Charles VII Louis XI Charles VIII Louis XII Francis I Henry II Francis II Charles IX Henry III
House of Lancaster (1422–1453)	Henry VI of England
House of Bourbon (1589–1792)	Henry IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Louis XV Louis XVI Louis XVII
House of Bonaparte (1804–1814; 1815)	Napoleon I Napoleon II
House of Bourbon (1814–1815; 1815–1830)	Louis XVIII Charles X Louis XIX Henry V
House of Orléans (1830–1848)	Louis Philippe I
House of Bonaparte (1852–1870)	Napoleon III
Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.

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