Birth | 543 | Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France | | | |
Marriage | 568 | Chilperic 1st van Neustrie | | | |
Death | 8 Dec 597 | Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France | | | |
Life Sketch | | Fredegund was born into a low-ranking family but gained power through her association with King Chilperic | | | |
Life Sketch | | Originally 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 Sketch | | Gregory of Tours remarks that Fredegund brought with her a handsome dowry, incurring the immediate affection of King Chilperic | | | |
Life Sketch | | But Chilperic then put Fredegund aside and married Galswintha | | | |
Burial | | Abbaye Saint-German-Des-Prés, Paris, Seine, France | | | |