of the Kingdom of the Franks, and made his capital at Orléans. The name "Gontrand" denotes "War Raven".

Personal life

King Gontrand had something of that fraternal love which his brothers lacked; the preeminent chronicler of the period, St. Gregory of Tours, often called him "good king Gontrand", as noted in the quotation below from the former's

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