man 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: I
[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: I
[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: I
[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: I
[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: ,
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DATE 27 AUG 1999


submitted by DEBORAH LYNNE FOX B.1-13-1960

Married/ Related to:

N.N.‎


2nd marriage
man 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:

woman Audovere Franks‏‎
Born ‎ <517> at


3rd marriage
man 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:

woman Galsonde (Galswinthe) Franks‏‎
Born ‎ <540> at


4th marriage
man 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:

woman Fredegonde de Cambresis‏‎, daughter of Brunulphe II Comte d' Ardennes and Chrotechilde Ostrogoths‏.
Born ‎ 545 at , died ‎ 597 at 597,Paris‎, 51 or 52 years

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
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DATE 27 MAY 1999

Child:

1.
man Clothaire II Roi de Neustria et Franks‏
Born ‎ 584 at , died ‎ 629 at 629‎, 44 or 45 years

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
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OCCU King of Soissons/Franks