| St. Gontrand | |
|---|---|
 A tremissis bearing Guntram's effigy and minted at Chalon-sur-Saône | |
| King of Orléans | |
| Reign | 561–592 |
| Predecessor | Chlothar I |
| Successor | Childebert II |
| Born | 532 Soissons |
| Died | 28 March 592 (aged 59–60) Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Spouses | Veneranda Marcatrude Austregilde |
| Issue | Gundobad Clothar Chlodomer |
| House | Merovingian |
| Father | Chlothar I |
| Mother | Ingund |
Saint Gontrand (c. 532 in Soissons – 28 March 592 in Chalon-sur-Saône), also called Gontran, Gontram, Guntram, Gunthram, Gunthchramn, and Guntramnus, was the king of the Kingdom of Orléans from AD 561 to AD 592.[1] He was the third-eldest and second-eldest-surviving son of Chlothar I and Ingunda. On his father's death in 561, he became king of a fourth of the Kingdom of the Franks, and made his capital at Orléans.[2] The name "Gontrand" denotes "War Raven".
- ^ Butler, Rev Fr Alban (May 2009). Lives of the Saints: For Every Day in the Year. TAN Books. p. 220. ISBN 9781618903075.
- ^ Ian Wood, The Merovingian Kingdoms 450–751 (Longman Group, 1994), 56.