Editing Charibert I (section)

==Military campaigns and enthronement==
[[File:Le royaume des Francs en 561.svg|thumb|Partition of Chlothar's kingdom, 561; Charibert's realm in pink]]
In 556, Chlothar sent his sons Charibert and [[Guntram]] (his youngest) against their stepmother, "Chunna," and younger stepbrother, "[[Chram]]n," who were in revolt. During ongoing negotiations, Chramn was hiding out on Black Mountain in the [[Limousin (province)|Limousin]]. When the negotiations failed, the two armies prepared for battle. However, a thunderstorm prevented any engagement, and Chramn (who was hiding out in [[Black Mountain (France)|Black Mountain]]) sent forged letters to his brothers (Charibert and Guntram) in which he falsely reported the death of their father (Chlothar). Charibert and Guntram immediately returned to [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]] to secure their positions.

After the actual death of Chlothar in 561, the [[Frankish Empire|Frankish kingdom]] was divided between his sons in a new configuration (''map, left''). Each son ruled a distinct realm which was not necessarily geographically coherent but could contain two unconnected regions. Their kingdoms were named after the city from which they ruled. Charibert received [[Neustria]] (the region between the [[Somme (river)|Somme]] and the [[Loire]]), [[Aquitaine]], and [[Novempopulana]] with [[Paris]] as his capital. His other chief cities were [[Rouen]], [[Tours]], [[Poitiers]], [[Limoges]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Toulouse]], [[Cahors]], and [[Albi]]. Guntram received Burgundy. [[Sigebert I|Sigebert]] received [[Austrasia]] (including [[Rheims]]) with his capital at [[Metz]], and the youngest brother [[Chilperic I|Chilperic]] received a compact kingdom with [[Soissons]] as its capital.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Merovingian military organization, 481-751|last=Bachrach|first=Bernard S.|date=1972|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|isbn=0816606218}}</ref>