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After Sigobert"s death Clovis then accused Chlodoric of the murder and had him killed for the crime, whereupon Clovis took over the kingdom from Chlodoric. Gregory suggests that Chlodoric was murdered in the same campaign that also killed the Frankish king Chararic. After all these murders, Gregory tells us, Clovis lamented that he had no family left anymore, implying that amongst his own casualties were close relatives.