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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …