Childebert at The Louvre, Paris

Childebert I (c. 496 – 13 December 558) was a Frankish King of the Merovingian dynasty, as third of the four sons of Clovis I who shared the kingdom of the Franks upon their father's death in 511. He was one of the sons of Saint Clotilda, born at Reims. He reigned as King of Paris from 511 to 558 and Orléans from 524 to 558. In the partition of the realm, he received as his share the town of Paris, the country to the north as far as the river Somme, to the west as far as the English Channel, and the Armorican peninsula (modern Brittany). His brothers ruled in different lands:Theuderic I in Metz, Chlodomer in Orléans, and Clothar I in Soissons. In 523, Childebert participated with his brothers in a war against Godomar of Burgundy. Chlodomer died in the Battle of Vézeronce (524). Thereafter, concerned that the three sons of Chlodomer would inherit the kingdom of Orléans, Clothar conspired with Childebert to oust them. They sent a representative to their mother Clotilde, who as the queen mother had authority as the head of the family line. The representative presented a pair of scissors and a sword, offering her the choice to shear the three young boys, thereby depriving them of the long hair considered a symbol of royal power, or to have them killed. She famously replied, It is better for me to see them dead rather than shorn, if they are not raised to the kingship. After the murder of Chlodomer's two elder children—the third, Clodoald, escaping to a monastic life—Childebert annexed the cities of Chartres and Orléans. He took part in later various expeditions against the kingdom of Burgundy. He besieged Autun in 532 and, in 534, having conquered the kingdom along with his brother Clothar and Theuderic's son Theudebert I, received as his share of the spoils of that kingdom the towns of Mâcon, Geneva, and Lyons. When Witiges, the king of the Ostrogoths, ceded Provence to the Franks in 535, the possession of Arles and Marseilles was guaranteed to Childebert by his brothers. The annexation of that province was completed, with Clotaire's help, in the winter of 536–537. In 531, he received pleas from his sister Chrotilda, wife of KingAmalaric of the Visigoths. The Arian king of Hispania, Chrotilda claimed, was grossly mistreating her, a Catholic. Childebert went down with an army and defeated the Gothic king. Amalaric retreated to Barcelona, where he was assassinated. Chrotilda died on her return journey to Paris of unknown causes. Childebert made other expeditions against the Visigoths. In 542, he took possession of Pamplona with the help of his brother Clotaire and besieged Zaragoza, but was forced to retreat. From this expedition he brought back to Paris a precious relic, the tunic of Saint Vincent, in honour of which he built at the gates of Paris the famous monastery of Sainte-Croix-et-Saint-Vincent, known later as St-Germain-des-Prés. He died on 13 December 558, and was buried in the abbey he had founded, where his tomb has been discovered. St-Germain-des-Prés became the royal necropolis for the Neustrian kings until 675. He left no sons, only two daughters, Chrodoberge and Chrodesinde, by his wife Ultragotha. Childebert was an acquisitive monarch. He expanded his domains in more foreign wars than any of his brothers, fighting in Burgundy (more than once), Spain (more than once), Provence, and elsewhere in Gaul. Gregory of Tours, a contemporary Neustrian, cites Childebert as saying: Velim unquam Arvernam Lemanem quae tantae jocunditatis gratia refulgere dicitur, oculis cernere. Childbert was also one of the more religious of the sons of Clovis, cooperating with his brothers, rescuing his sister, and constructing the famous monastery of Saint Vincent to house his relics. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.希尔德贝尔特一世（Childebert I，约496年—558年12月13日）是墨洛温王朝（Merovingian dynasty）的法兰克（Frankish）国王，为克洛维一世（Clovis I）的四子之一，511年父亲去世后，他与兄弟分治法兰克王国。他是圣克洛蒂尔德（Saint Clotilda）之子，生于兰斯（Reims）。511年至558年担任巴黎国王（King of Paris），524年至558年兼任奥尔良国王（King of Orléans）。在王国分治中，他获得的领地包括巴黎城、北至索姆河（Somme）、西至英吉利海峡（English Channel）的区域，以及阿莫里卡半岛（Armorican peninsula，今布列塔尼Brittany）。他的兄弟们分别统治不同区域：提乌德里克一世（Theuderic I）统治梅斯（Metz），克洛多米尔（Chlodomer）统治奥尔良，克洛塔尔一世（Clothar I）统治苏瓦松（Soissons）。 523年，希尔德贝尔特与兄弟们参与了对勃艮第国王戈多马尔（Godomar of Burgundy）的战争。524年，克洛多米尔在韦泽朗斯战役（Battle of Vézeronce）中阵亡。此后，克洛塔尔担忧克洛多米尔的三子会继承奥尔良王国，便与希尔德贝尔特合谋驱逐他们。二人派使者面见克洛多米尔的母亲克洛蒂尔德——作为王太后，她拥有家族首领的权威。使者献上剪刀与宝剑，让她在两个选项中抉择：一是剪去三名幼王的长发（长发被视为王权的象征），剥夺他们的继承权；二是直接将他们杀害。她答道：“与其见他们被剪去长发，不如让他们死去，若他们无法登上王位的话。” 在克洛多米尔的两名长子被杀害后，其三子克洛多阿尔德（Clodoald）逃遁出家，希尔德贝尔特遂吞并了沙特尔（Chartres）与奥尔良两座城市。 他随后多次参与对勃艮第王国的远征。532年，他率军围困奥顿（Autun）；534年，他与兄弟克洛塔尔、提乌德里克之子提乌德贝尔特一世（Theudebert I）一同攻灭勃艮第王国，分得马孔（Mâcon）、日内瓦（Geneva）与里昂（Lyons）三座城市作为战利品。535年，东哥特王国（Ostrogoths）国王维蒂格斯（Witiges）将普罗旺斯（Provence）割让给法兰克人，他的兄弟们保证将阿尔勒（Arles）与马赛（Marseilles）划归希尔德贝尔特所有。536年至537年冬季，在克洛塔尔的协助下，法兰克人完成了对普罗旺斯的吞并。 531年，他收到姐姐克罗蒂尔德（Chrotilda）的求助。克罗蒂尔德是西哥特王国（Visigoths）国王阿拉曼里克（Amalaric）的妻子，她控诉这位西班牙的阿里乌教派（Arian）国王对身为天主教徒（Catholic）的自己施以严酷虐待。希尔德贝尔特率军南下击败哥特国王，阿拉曼里克退守巴塞罗那（Barcelona）后遇刺身亡。克罗蒂尔德在返回巴黎的途中离奇去世。 希尔德贝尔特还曾多次远征西哥特人。542年，他在兄弟克洛塔尔的协助下攻占潘普洛纳（Pamplona），随后围攻萨拉戈萨（Zaragoza），但最终被迫撤军。此次远征中，他将一件珍贵圣物——圣文森特（Saint Vincent）的外袍带回巴黎。为纪念这件圣物，他在巴黎城郊修建了著名的圣十字与圣文森特修道院（Sainte-Croix-et-Saint-Vincent），即后世的圣日耳曼德佩修道院（St-Germain-des-Prés）。 558年12月13日，希尔德贝尔特去世，葬于他主持修建的修道院中，其墓葬已被发现。圣日耳曼德佩修道院直到675年都是纽斯特里亚（Neustrian）国王的皇家陵寝（necropolis）。他没有子嗣，仅与妻子乌尔塔戈萨（Ultragotha）育有两名女儿：克罗多贝尔热（Chrodoberge）与克罗德辛德（Chrodesinde）。 希尔德贝尔特是一位热衷于扩张的君主。他比其他兄弟参与了更多的对外战争，征战区域涵盖勃艮第（多次）、西班牙（多次）、普罗旺斯以及高卢其他地区。当代纽斯特里亚史学家格雷戈里（Gregory of Tours）引述希尔德贝尔特的拉丁语名言：“愿我得见阿尔旺与莱芒湖，那片被传颂为极尽秀美之地。”（原文：Velim unquam Arvernam Lemanem quae tantae jocunditatis gratia refulgere dicitur, oculis cernere.） 希尔德贝尔特也是克洛维诸子中较为虔诚的一位，他曾与兄弟协作、营救姐姐，并修建著名的圣文森特修道院以安放圣物。 本展品隶属于“扫描世界”（Scan The World）项目。“扫描世界”是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造一个可免费面向公众访问的数字化档案库，收录全球各地可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字化模型。该项目为开源社区共建项目，若您身边有有趣的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。