Fredegund Of Soissons

Fredegund of soissons Fredegund 545 597 ce the queen consort of chilperic i the merovingian frankish king of soissons has a reputation of being one of the most bloodthirsty and sadistic women in history.

Fredegund of soissons. She encouraged him to set aside his first wife audovera and to murder his second. 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. Fredegund s son was one of the last effective merovingian kings and he ruled over a united realm that helped to inspire the carolingian dynasty s appetite for unity nearly 200 years later.

Fredegund or fredegunda latin. Fredegund eller fredegond död 8 december 597 var en drottning av soissons gift med den frankiske merovingerkungen i soissons chilperik i. She served as regent during the minority of her son chlothar ii from 584 until 597. Chilperic i of the soissons king of the franks.

550 597 cleared the way for her son to rule a reunited francia by her ruthless use of assassination as a political tool. Chilperic i king of the soissons was born about 539 and died in oct 584 in chelles france. The fourth book of the chronicle of fredegar with its continuations. Originally a servant fredegund became chilperic s mistress after he had murdered his wife and queen galswintha c.

Fredegund har traditionellt beskrivits som en kallblodig mördare och sägs ha varit så sadistiskt grym att få kunnat mäta sig med henne. Fredegund of soissons born about 0543 paris seine france died about 0597 paris seine france end of information father. Fredegund married chilperic i king of the soissons son of king chlotar i of the franks and queen aregund. Died 597 was the queen consort of chilperic i the merovingian frankish king of soissons.

Fredegund queen consort of chilperic i the merovingian frankish king of soissons. But he soon tired of his new partner and one morning galswintha was found strangled in her bed.