Chilperic King of Neustria I , I, son of Clothaire I King of Franks and Ingonde Thuringia Princess , Princess. Born ± 538 at Soissons,Aisne,France, died Sep 584 at France, approximately 46 years, buried at St. Vincent's,Church,Paris,France Name Suffix: [De La Pole.FTW] Source: "The Franks" by Edward James. Franks: Had unknown first wife, then Fredegund, who was set aside so he could marry Galswinth (Brunhild's sister). Shortly after the marriage, the couple quarrelled over Fredegund and Galswinth was found strangled in bed. Chilperic then married Fredegund again. Chilperic was assassinated in 584 while hunting at Chelles, near Paris. As Chilperic was dismounting from his horse, a man stepped forward and stabbed him. Other sources: RC 303; AF; "Women in the Wall" chart. RC: Chilperic I of Soissons, 561. "Women in the Wall" chart says the first wife was Audovera. Wall: Chilperic of Neustria, died 584. Name Suffix: [De La Pole.FTW] Source: "The Franks" by Edward James. Franks: Had unknown first wife, then Fredegund, who was set aside so he could marry Galswinth (Brunhild's sister). Shortly after the marriage, the couple quarrelled over Fredegund and Galswinth was found strangled in bed. Chilperic then married Fredegund again. Chilperic was assassinated in 584 while hunting at Chelles, near Paris. As Chilperic was dismounting from his horse, a man stepped forward and stabbed him. Other sources: RC 303; AF; "Women in the Wall" chart. RC: Chilperic I of Soissons, 561. "Women in the Wall" chart says the first wife was Audovera. Wall: Chilperic of Neustria, died 584. Name Suffix: [De La Pole.FTW] Source: "The Franks" by Edward James. Franks: Had unknown first wife, then Fredegund, who was set aside so he could marry Galswinth (Brunhild's sister). Shortly after the marriage, the couple quarrelled over Fredegund and Galswinth was found strangled in bed. Chilperic then married Fredegund again. Chilperic was assassinated in 584 while hunting at Chelles, near Paris. As Chilperic was dismounting from his horse, a man stepped forward and stabbed him. Other sources: RC 303; AF; "Women in the Wall" chart. RC: Chilperic I of Soissons, 561. "Women in the Wall" chart says the first wife was Audovera. Wall: Chilperic of Neustria, died 584. NSFX Roi de Neustria TYPE Book AUTH Stuart, Roderick W. PERI Royalty for Commoners EDTN 3d PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998) ISB 0-8063-1561-X TEXT 303-49 ACED DATE 0539 DATE 19 MAY 2000 OCCU King of Soissons Name Suffix: [De La Pole.FTW] Source: "The Franks" by Edward James. Franks: Had unknown first wife, then Fredegund, who was set aside so he could marry Galswinth (Brunhild's sister). Shortly after the marriage, the couple quarrelled over Fredegund and Galswinth was found strangled in bed. Chilperic then married Fredegund again. Chilperic was assassinated in 584 while hunting at Chelles, near Paris. As Chilperic was dismounting from his horse, a man stepped forward and stabbed him. Other sources: RC 303; AF; "Women in the Wall" chart. RC: Chilperic I of Soissons, 561. "Women in the Wall" chart says the first wife was Audovera. Wall: Chilperic of Neustria, died 584. REFR DATE 0561 PLAC King of Soissons RETO DATE 0584 RELI Reign: 539- 584 OCCU King of SoissonsChilperic I(b. c. 539--d. September or October 584, Chelles, France),Merovingian king of Soissons whom Gregory of Tours, acontemporary, called the Nero and the Herod of his age.Son of Chlotar I by Aregund, Chilperic shared with his threehalf brothers (sons of Ingund, Aregund's sister) in thepartition that followed their father's death in 561, receivingthe poorest region, the kingdom of Soissons. To this was added,however, the best part of Charibert's lands on the latter'sdeath in 567 or 568, so that Chilperic's kingdom corresponded inlarge part to that later known as Neustria. In 568 he repudiatedhis wives in order to marry Galswintha, sister of theVisigothic princess, Brunhild, who had herself recently marriedhis half brother, Sigebert I; but he soon had Galswinthamurdered and immediately married Fredegund, an earliermistress. The consequences of this crime constitute virtuallythe only clearly discernible thread in the tangled skein ofFrankish history over the next four decades, as first Sigebert,whose relations with Chilperic had in fact been bad from thestart, and then his descendants, incited by Brunhild, soughtrevenge for Galswintha's murder upon the persons of Chilperic,Fredegund, and their family.Saved from apparent disaster by the assassination of Sigebert Iin 575, Chilperic was prevented from seizing the lands of thedead king's young heir, Childebert II, by the action ofGuntram, his third half brother and the king of Burgundy.Although Chilperic succeeded in forming an alliance withChildebert against Guntram by recognizing the young king as hisheir (581), this was short-lived; in 583 Childebert and Guntramagain came to terms. A year later Chilperic fell victim to anunknown assassin, leaving a four-month-old son, Chlotar II.Ambitious, brutal, and debauched, Chilperic nevertheless hadpretensions to being a man of learning; he wrote poor poetry,became involved in theological matters, and ordered four lettersto be added to the alphabet. Regarding the church as a majorrival to his wealth, he treated the bishops with hostility andcontempt; at the same time, he had a reputation for injusticetoward his subjects at large and imposed heavy taxes. Related Propaedia TopicsThe Franks under the Merovingians and early Carolingians: thesuccessors of Clovis, rise and establishment of the Carolingiansunder Charles Martel and Pepin III the Short (714-768),Carolingian relations with the papacy and entry into Italianaffairs; origins of the Papal StatesCopyright (c) 1996 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. All RightsReserved RELG @N3492@Chilperic I of the Franks, King of the FranksAcceded: 561Died: 584Notes:King of Soissons (Neustria).Father: , Chlothar I of the Franks, King of the FranksMarried to , FredegundChild 1: , Chlothar II of the Franks, King of the FranksReturn to the master surname alphabetic index.Return to the index for this person.Return to the home page for royal data.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Version: 14 Feb 99 Author: Brian Tompsett Sources: bibliographyQuestion?: FAQ c 1994-99 FRNK Y ROYL Y DATE 27 AUG 1999 submitted by DEBORAH LYNNE FOX B.1-13-1960 Married/ Related to: N.N. |
2nd marriage Chilperic King of Neustria I , I, son of Clothaire I King of Franks and Ingonde Thuringia Princess , Princess. Married ± 541 (approximately 43 years married) to: Audovere Franks Born <517> at |
3rd marriage Chilperic King of Neustria I , I, son of Clothaire I King of Franks and Ingonde Thuringia Princess , Princess. Married ± 564 at ,,,France (approximately 20 years married) to: Galsonde (Galswinthe) Franks Born <540> at |
4th marriage Chilperic King of Neustria I , I, son of Clothaire I King of Franks and Ingonde Thuringia Princess , Princess. Married ± 564 at ,,,France (approximately 20 years married) to: Fredegonde de Cambresis, daughter of Brunulphe II Comte d' Ardennes and Chrotechilde Ostrogoths. Born 545 at TYPE Book AUTH Stuart, Roderick W. PERI Royalty for Commoners EDTN 3d PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998) ISB 0-8063-1561-X TEXT (303-49)"One of the most bloodthirsty women of history." ...maid of Chilperic's first wife. DATE 19 MAY 2000 Fredegund,French FRDGONDE (d. 597, Paris), queen consort of Chilperic I,the Merovingian Frankish king of Soissons.Originally a servant, Fredegund became Chilperic's mistressafter he had murdered his wife and queen, Galswintha (c. 568).Galswintha, however, was also the sister of Brunhild, the wifeof Chilperic's half-brother Sigebert I, king of the easternkingdom of Austrasia. Galswintha's murder engendered a violentanimosity between Fredegund and Brunhild and an irreconcilablefeud of more than 40 years' duration between the respectivefamilies. Fredegund was certainly responsible for theassassination of Sigebert in 575 and made attempts on the livesof Guntram (her brother-in-law and the king of Burgundy),Childebert II (Sigebert's son), and Brunhild.After the mysterious assassination of Chilperic (584), Fredegundseized his riches and took refuge in the cathedral at Paris.Both she and her surviving son, Chlotar II, were at firstprotected by Guntram, but, when he died in 592, Childebert II,who had taken over his throne, attacked Chlotar, albeitunsuccessfully. From Childebert's death (595) until her own,Fredegund intrigued on Chlotar's behalf against Brunhild, whosought to rule through Childebert's sons, Theodebert II ofAustrasia and Theodoric II of Burgundy. Ruthlessly murderous andsadistically cruel, Fredegund can have few rivals inmonstrousness.Related Propaedia TopicsThe Franks under the Merovingians and early Carolingians: thesuccessors of Clovis, rise and establishment of the Carolingiansunder Charles Martel and Pepin III the Short (714-768),Carolingian relations with the papacy and entry into Italianaffairs; origins of the Papal StatesCopyright (c) 1996 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. All RightsReservedFredegundMarried to , Chilperic I of the Franks, King of the FranksChild 1: , Chlothar II of the Franks, King of the FranksReturn to the master surname alphabetic index.Return to the index for this person.Return to the home page for royal data.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Version: 14 Feb 99 Author: Brian Tompsett Sources: bibliographyQuestion?: FAQ c 1994-99 DATE 27 MAY 1999 Child: 1. Clothaire II Roi de Neustria et FranksBorn 584 at NSFX Signed the "Perpetual Constitution" TYPE Book AUTH Stuart, Roderick W. PERI Royalty for Commoners EDTN 3d PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998) ISB 0-8063-1561-X TEXT 303-48 ACED DATE 613 - 628 DATE 19 MAY 2000 REFR DATE 0584 PLAC King of Franks RETO DATE 0628 RELI Reign: 613-628 OCCU King of the FranksChlothar II of the Franks, King of the FranksAcceded: 584Died: 629Notes:King of Neustria.Father: , Chilperic I of the Franks, King of the FranksMother: , FredegundChild 1: , MerovechChild 2: , Dagobert I of the Franks, King of the FranksChild 3: , Charibert II of the Franks, King of the FranksReturn to the master surname alphabetic index.Return to the index for this person.Return to the home page for royal data.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Version: 14 Feb 99 Author: Brian Tompsett Sources: bibliographyQuestion?: FAQ c 1994-99 DATE 27 AUG 1999 OCCU King of Soissons/Franks |