Of the eighteen epitaphs found in Briord, three are of presbyters. For the other two, see [1849] and [1850].
Chlothar II ascended the throne in 584, albeit only nominally, since he was born in the same year that his father, King Chilperic I, was assassinated. By a striking coincidence, Chlothar II and Carusus died on the same day, the 18th of October 1629, in the 46th year of Chlothar's reign. The 3rd year of indiction indeed lasted from the 1st of September 629 to the 31st of August 630.