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Fredegunde Franks

Fredegunde was born in 0545. Fredegunde's father was Brunulphe Earlin and her mother was Crotechilde de Ostrogoths. Her maternal grandparents were Theodoric Ostrogoths and Andelfieda Audeflede Meroving Franks. She was an only child. She died at the age of 52 in 0597.

Death Notes
- B: 545
  P: Soissons, Aisne, France
  D: Abt. 597

General Notes
- # Note:
  
      c.545–597, Frankish queen. The mistress of King Chilperic I of Neustria, she became his wife after inducing him to murder his wife Galswintha (567). Fredegunde and Brunhilda, Galswintha’s sister and wife of King Sigebert I of Austrasia, were
      among the leading figures in the long war (561–613) between the Frankish kingdoms of Neustria and Austrasia. Fredegunde procured the deaths of Sigebert I and of her own stepchildren. After Chilperic’s murder (584) she acted as regent for her
      son Clotaire II.
  
  # Note:
  # Note: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.
  
  http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tamer&id=I17623

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Brunulphe Earlin
  - b.0517
  
  Fredegunde Franks
  - b.0545 d.0597
  
  Winithar Ostrogoths ^*
  - b.0335 d.0400
  
  Wandalar Ostrogoths
  - b.0375 d.0459
  
  Theodemir Ostragoths
  - b.0425 d.0474
  
  Theodoric Ostrogoths
  - b.0454 d.30 Aug 0526
  
  Erelicia Erelieve Ostrogoths
  - b.0425
  
  Crotechilde de Ostrogoths
  - b.0500
  
  Clodion (Clodius Long Haired) Franks ^*
  - b.0395 in Westphalia, Germany d.0447
  
  Maerovaee Franks
  - b.0415 d.0457
  
  Basina Thuringia ^*
  - b.0398 in Thuringia, Germany
  
  Childeric I Franks
  - b.0436 in Westphalia, Germany d.26 Nov 0481
  
  Clodio Franks ^*
  - b.0398
  
  Chlodeswinthe Franks
  - b.0419
  
  Ildegonde Koeln ^*
  - b.0399
  
  Andelfieda Audeflede Meroving Franks
  - b.0450
  
  Basina Thuringia
  - b.0439 d.0470
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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