Sigobert, called the Lame, presumably wounded at the knee at the Battle of Tolbiac against the Alamanni, is king of the Ripuarian Franks, centered at Cologne.

His son, Chlodoric of Strasburg, called the Parricide, murders his own father in order to take his kingdom, having acted at the instigation of a rival king, Clovis I of the Salian Franks.

Clovis then accuses Chlodoric of the murder and has him killed in his turn for the crime.

In this way, Clovis becomes king of Sigobert's and Chlodoric's people.

Gregory of Tours suggests that Chlodoric was murdered in the same campaign that also killed the Frankish King Chararic.

Before, Clovis had killed King Ragnachar and his brothers.

After all these murders, Gregory tells us that Clovis lamented that he had no family left anymore, implying that among his own casualties were close relatives.

Clovis in 509 with his conquest of Cologne becomes the first king of all Franks.