Fredegund - Wikipedia
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.
Fredegund | Queen of Franks, Murderer, Regent | Britannica
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 ( …
The Medieval Queens Whose Daring, Murderous Reigns Were …
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
Fredegund - Encyclopedia.com
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.
Fredegund (c. 547–597) - Encyclopedia.com
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.
Widowed Queen Fredegund’s Assassination Attempt Against Widowed Queen ...
2020年1月25日 · Not long after reaching her manor near Rouen, presumably still in 584, Fredegund launched an assassination attempt against Brunhild. As the story goes, she sent an agent to infiltrate Brunhild’s household.
Fredegund - Brooklyn Museum
Fredegund was a servant in the house of Chilperic I, king of the Frankish kingdom of Soissons who was dubbed the Nero of his time. Fredegund became Chilperic’s mistress and eventually his queen after he murdered his wife, Galswintha, around 568.
The Ruthless Queen Who Murdered Her Husband’s Wives
2020年10月14日 · “strong-minded and well-read, a god-fearing man, kindly disposed to all and full of piety.” — Queen Fredegund. Fredegund had passed away in 596 AD before her enemy Brunhild.
The Dark Queens: A gripping tale of power, ambition and …
2022年3月3日 · Her sister-in-law Fredegund started out as a lowly palace slave. And yet – in sixth-century Merovingian France, where women were excluded from noble succession and royal politics was a blood sport – these two iron-willed strategists reigned over vast realms for decades, changing the face of Europe.
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BRUNHILDE AND FREDEGUND - Weapons and Warfare
2016年8月7日 · 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.