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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MundericVitry-le-Brûle now Vitrey en Perthois
Munderic was a
Merovingian pretender and claimaint to the
Frankish throne. He was a wealthy nobleman and landowner with vast estates in the region around
Vitry-le-Brûle near
Châlons-sur-Marne. The chief source for his life and deeds is
Gregory of Tours.
In 532 or 533 or around that year he put forth a claim to royal descent as being or claiming to be a son of
Chlodoric the Parricide and asked for a share of the kingdom of
Austrasia from
Theuderic I. He had a band of sworn followers. Theuderic attempted to summon him to court in order to kill him, but after Munderic refused, a force was sent against him. The pretender took refuge with his loyal supporters in Vitry. The Austrasian army, however, lacked
siege engines and were unable to seriously invest the place. Theuderic responded by sending a personal courtier of his, Arigisel, to negotiate for the rebels to come out, which they did. The dishonest ambassador had them cut down immediately.
He married a daughter of Florentinus , a
Roman senator, and his wife Artemia, daughter of
Rusticus of Lyons. They were the parents of
Gondulphus of Tongeren,
Bodegisel,
Patrician of Provence, and
Mummolin, possibly
mayor of the palace of
Neustria.