Saint Gontran

Gontran Boson, also known as Gontran The Cunning, was a Frankish duke active during the reigns of Merovingian kings Sigebert I and Childebert II, born around 545 and died in 587. He played a significant role in the civil war between the three parts of the Frankish kingdom: the eastern part ruled by Sigebert and his son Childebert, the western part ruled by Chilperic, and the former Burgundian kingdom ruled by King...