Individual Details

Fredegonde de Cambrai Queen of the Franks

(543 - 8 Dec 597)

Events

Birth543Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France
Marriage568Chilperic 1st van Neustrie
Death8 Dec 597Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France
Life SketchFredegund was born into a low-ranking family but gained power through her association with King Chilperic
Life SketchOriginally a servant of Chilperic's first wife Audovera, Fredegund won Chilperic's affection and persuaded him to put Audovera in a convent and divorce her
Life SketchGregory of Tours remarks that Fredegund brought with her a handsome dowry, incurring the immediate affection of King Chilperic
Life SketchBut Chilperic then put Fredegund aside and married Galswintha
BurialAbbaye Saint-German-Des-Prés, Paris, Seine, France

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