(born 605—died Jan. 19, 639, Saint-Denis, France) Last Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty to rule a politically united realm. He became king of Austrasia in 623 and of the entire Frankish realm in 629. Dagobert secured a treaty with the Byzantine emperor, defeated the Gascons and Bretons, and campaigned against the Slavs in the east. In 631 he sent an army to help the Visigothic usurper in Spain. He moved his capital from Austrasia to Paris, then made his son king of Austrasia in 634. Dagobert also revised Frankish law, patronized the arts, and founded the great abbey of Saint-Denis.

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historical persons called Dagobert include:

• Dagobert (4th century), part of the Carl Christopher/Christoffersson Springer genealogy
• Dagobert I (603–639), Frankish King
• Dagobert II (650–679), Frankish King
• Dagobert III (711–715), Frankish King
• Dagobert of Pisa, Archbishop of Pisa and first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
• Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert (1736-1794), French general
• Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (1865 - 1949), German geographer, born in Königsberg.

current people called Dagobert include:

• Dagobert (Musician), electronic music artist

in popular culture:

• The German, Dutch and Hungarian name of Disney character Scrooge McDuck
• hence, the pseudonym of extortionist Arno Funke
• In Swedish, the cartoon character "Dagwood Bumstead" is named "Dagobert Krikelin"
• The song Le bon roi Dagobert, named after Dagobert I
• Dagobert, name of the dog in the French translation of Enid Blyton's The Famous Five books (Timmy in the original)