Theuderic I or Theodoric I (French Thierry I, d. 533 or 534) was the Merovingian king of Reims and Austrasia from 511 to c. 534. He was a son of Clovis I. Events February 1 - John becomes Pope, succeeding Pope Boniface II, who had died in 532. ... Events January 1 - Decimus Theodorius Paulinus appointed consul, the last to hold this office in the West. ... For other uses of the term Merovingian, see Merovingian (disambiguation). ... Location within France Reims (English traditionally Rheims) (pronounced in French) is a city of northern France, 144 km. ... Austrasia & Neustria Austrasia was the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of what are now eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. ... Events Frankish kingdom split in four after the death of Clovis I; Childebert I becomes king of Paris, Clotaire I becomes king of Soissons, Chlodomer becomes king of Orléans, and Theuderic I becomes king of Reims and Austrasia. ... Events January 1 - Decimus Theodorius Paulinus appointed consul, the last to hold this office in the West. ... Non-contemporary coin with obverse legend Clovis Roy de France Clovis I (or Chlodowech or Chlodwig, modern French Louis, modern German Ludwig) (c. ...
Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the MerovingianFranks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Austrasia and its neighbor, Neustria, became involved in constant disputes.
With the weakening of royal influence in Austrasia, the office of Mayor of the Palace developed into the real power in the kingdom, and finally became hereditary in the family of the Carolingians.