Fredegund

Fredegund

Fredegund or Fredegunda (Latin: Fredegundis; French: Frédégonde; died 8 December 597) was the queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Neustria. Fredegund served as regent during the minority of her son Chlothar II from 584 until 597. Fredegund has traditionally been given a rather poor 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fredegund is the 478th most popular companion (down from 370th in 2019), the 1,977th most popular biography from France (down from 1,510th in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Companion.

Fredegund was a Frankish queen, who became the second wife of Chilperic I, King of Neustria. She bore him two sons and three daughters. Fredegund had her husband assassinated in 584, and ruled for thirteen years, until her son Chlothar II came of age. Fredegund is most famous for being the second wife of Chilperic I, King of Neustria. She bore him two sons and three daughters. Fredegund had her husband assassinated in 584, and ruled for thirteen years, until her son Chlothar II came of age.