Fredegund
Queen consort of Neustria (Soissons) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Irish missionary in Belgium, see Fredigand of Deurne.
Fredegund or Fredegunda (Latin: Fredegundis; French: Frédégonde; died 8 December 597) was the queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Soissons.[1] Fredegund served as regent during the minority of her son Chlothar II from 584 until 597.
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Fredegund | |
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Queen consort of Neustria (Soissons) | |
Born | Unknown |
Died | 597 Paris, France |
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Spouse | Chilperic I |
Issue | Chlodobert Rigunth Samson Dagobert Theuderic Chlothar II |
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Fredegund has traditionally been given a very bad reputation, foremost by the accounts of Gregory of Tours, who depicts her as ruthlessly murderous and sadistically cruel, and she is known for the many stories of her cruelty, particularly for her long feud with her sister-in-law queen Brunhilda of Austrasia.