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http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Tassilo_I_of_Bavaria Tassil o I (or Tassilon) (560 – 610) was King of Bavaria from 591 to his de ath. According to Paul the Deacon, he was appointed as Bavarian rex b y Childebert II, Frankish king of Austrasia, in 591, ending the war wi th the Franks. The war began during the reign of Tassilo's predecessor , Garibald I, when Garibald concluded a marriage alliance with the Lan gobards. We do not know whether Garibald died or was deposed. Nor do w e know Tassilo's exact relationship to Garibald, though we can assum e Tassilo was a close relation if not his son. The fact that Childeber t named Tassilo king shows Frankish control over the Bavarian state . Paul the Deacon also tells us that Tassilo soon moved into the land s of the Slavs (probably the recently conquered eastern Tyrol and Cari nthia), and returned victorious with much plunder. This victory prove d to be short-lived as Paul tells us of 2,000 Bavarians, who were slai n to a man in 595 when invading the lands of the Slavs to help the Kak an (chief of the Avars). Tassilo died in 610 and was succeeded by hi s son Garibald II. Sources Störmer, Wilhelm. "Die Baiuwaren: Von de r Völkerwanderung bis Tassilo III." pp 64 – 66, Verlag C. H. Beck , 2002, ISBN 3-406-47981-2. Paul the Deacon, ''History of the Langoba rds'': Book 4, Chapter VII