Fredegund or Fredegunda (Latin: Fredegundis; French: Frédégonde; died 8 December 597) was the queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Neustria. [1] Fredegund served as regent during the minority of her son Chlothar II from 584 until 597.

Fredegund (died 596 or 597, Paris) was the queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Soissons. Originally a servant, Fredegund became Chilperic’s mistress; she encouraged him to set aside his first wife, Audovera, and to murder his second wife, Galswintha ( …

Over the centuries, Brunhild and Fredegund were dismissed and even parodied. But a new book shows how they outwitted their enemies like few in history

Slave attendant turned queen, Fredegund (c. 550-597) cleared the way for her son to rule a reunited Francia by her ruthless use of assassination as a political tool.

Jan 12, 2018 · Fredegund was a servant woman of Chilperic's first wife Audovera. After Fredegund won Chilperic's affection, she persuaded him to put Audovera in a convent and divorce her although Audovera had borne him three sons.

Fredegund (c. 547–597)Merovingian queen whose talent for political intrigue in late 6th-century Gaul resulted in the elevation of her son Lothair II to the position of sole king of the previously divided Frankish territories.

Aug 7, 2016 · Her lifelong rival and mortal enemy, Fredegund, the Lady Macbeth of the Dark Ages, achieved power through her husband and used it to keep his kingdom in a state of war for more than forty years. One of the most bloodthirsty and sadistic women in history, she spent a lifetime stirring up old conflicts and creating new ones throughout the vast ...

One of the great villains in Gregory of Tours’ The History of the Franks is Fredegund. The sixth-century Merovingian queen was responsible, according to Gregory, for a lengthy list of murders and attempt assassinations, including against her own family members.

Nov 15, 2019 · According to the 6th-century bishop and chronicler, Gregory of Tours (c. 539-594), Queen Fredegund somehow became convinced that a coven of Parisian witches were in some way responsible for young Theuderic’s death. As dysentery was prevalent at that time, folk healers apparently flocked to the city to provide dubious potions and herbal ...

Fredegund, transitioned from slave-girl to Queen of Neustria in the span of around a year and a half. This is a feat in itself, but her triumphs did not end there. Enter Brunhilda, the sister of strangled Galswintha.