Pharamond King of Westphalia [10835] 595,597,680
- Born: Abt 370, Westphalia Province, DEU
- Marriage: Argotta Queen of Franks [10836]
- Died: 428 about age 58
Another name for Pharamond was Faramund King of the Salian Frank.
General Notes:
His name was also spelled Faramund, King of the Salian Franks.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service - Ancestral File, "Electronic," http://familysearch.org/Search/af/ancestral_file_frame.asp?recid=7677506, Pharamond, King Of FRANCE (AFN: 9GBJ-V0); Sex: M; Marriage(s): Spouse: Argotta, Queen Of FRANKS (AFN: 9GBJ-XB); Marriage: 0394.
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps04/ps04_374.htm
One of the many Frankish princes, Pharamond was probably the sun of Sunno (1) or Marcomir (2) and was traditionally named by some chroniclers the first king of Franks. He probably became chief of a Frankish tribe in 419 or 420, though some later authors wrote it was in 417. The chronicle of Saint Prosper of Aquitaine says it could not have occurred before the sun eclipse of July 19, 418.
Pharamond is known as the first King of France - he was Duke of the East Franks in 404, and then Duke of the West Franks in 419, and King of Westphalia {-of course, he was simply a powerful inter-tribal leader}.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharamond
Pharamond married Argotta Queen of Franks [10836] [MRIN: 4856], daughter of Genebald Duke of Franks [10867] and Unknown. (Argotta Queen of Franks [10836] was born about 376 and died in 438.)
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