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Chilperic I
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Chilperic I was the king of Neustria from 561 to his death. He was one of the sons of the Frankish king Clotaire I and Queen Aregund.
Chilperic I
Portrait of Chilperic I from a 16th-century medal
Portrait of Chilperic I from a 16th-century medal
Le jugement de Chilpéric, a tyrannical portrayal of Chilperic by Jean-Paul Laurens
Le jugement de Chilpéric, a tyrannical portrayal of Chilperic by Jean-Paul Laurens
The Frankish Realm in 561, after the death of Chlothar I
The Frankish Realm in 561, after the death of Chlothar I
The Frankish Kingdom after the death of Charibert I of Paris
The Frankish Kingdom after the death of Charibert I of Paris
Fredegund
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Fredegund or Fredegunda was the queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Neustria. Fredegund served as regent during the minority of her son Chlothar II from 584 until 597.
Chilperic I
…also wished to make a brilliant marriage. He had already repudiated his first wife, Audovera, and had taken as his concubine a serving-woman called Fredegund. He accordingly dismissed Fredegund, and married Brunhilda's sister, Galswintha. But he soon tired of his new partner, and one morning Galswintha was…
Fredegund as depicted in her funerary effigy at the Basilica of Saint-Denis
Fredegund as depicted in her funerary effigy at the Basilica of Saint-Denis
Fredegund and Rigunth, steel engraving from Mme de Witt, Vieilles histoires de la patrie, 1887
Fredegund and Rigunth, steel engraving from Mme de Witt, Vieilles histoires de la patrie, 1887