Franks, Fredegunde
| Birth Name | Franks, Fredegunde |
| Gender | female |
| Age at Death | about 52 years |
Narrative
c.545–597, Frankish queen. The mistress of King Chilperic I of Neustria, she became his wife after inducing him to murder his wife Galswintha (567). Fredegunde and Brunhilda, Galswintha’s sister and wife of King Sigebert I of Austrasia, were
among the leading figures in the long war (561–613) between the Frankish kingdoms of Neustria and Austrasia. Fredegunde procured the deaths of Sigebert I and of her own stepchildren. After Chilperic’s murder (584) she acted as regent for her
son Clotaire II.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tamer&id=I17623
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 545 | Soissons, Aisne, France | ||
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| Death | about 597 | |||
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Age: 52y |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Earlin, Brunulphe | 517 | ||
| Mother | Ostrogoths, Crotechilde de | 500 | ||
| Franks, Fredegunde | 545 | about 597 |
Families
Family of Franks, Chilperic I Soissons and Franks, Fredegunde |
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| Married | Husband | Franks, Chilperic I Soissons ( * 523 + 584-10-00 ) | ||||||||||||||
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M: Abt. 564 |
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Meroving, Clothaire II | 584-06-00 | 628-09-28 |