Chilperic Merovingian 
Chilperic was born in 0523 in Soissons, Aisne, France.1 Chilperic's father was Chlothar Merovingian and his mother was Rodegunda Ingonde Von Thuringen. His paternal grandparents were Clovis Merovingian and Chlotilde UNKNOWN; his maternal grandfather was Berthar UNKNOWN. He had four brothers and a sister, named Gonthier, Charibert, Guntram, Sigibert and Clododinde. He was the third oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 61 in September 0584 in France. He was buried in St. Vincent's, Church, Paris, France.1 1 General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> I, King Of Soissons
Name Suffix:<NSFX> 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:<NSFX> 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:<NSFX> 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:<NSFX> 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 immediat
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0397 in Westphalia, Germany d.0447
- b.0415 in France d.0458
- b.0390 in Thuringia, Germany d.~ 0432
- b.0436 in Westphalia, Germany d.26 Nov 481
- b.0419 in Westfalen, Germany
- b.0465 in Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France d.27 Nov 511 in Saint Pierre Church, France
- b.0438 in Thüringen d.0470
- b.0497 in Rheims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France d.23 Nov 561 in Compiegne, France
- b.0385 d.0436
- b.0436 d.0473
- b.0450 in Bourgogne, France d.0490 in Burgundy, France
- b.0410
- b.0440
- b.0410
- b.0474 in Burgundy, France or Lyons, Rhone-Alps, France d.3 Jun 548 in St. Martin, Tours, France
- b.0475 in France d.0493 in France
- b.0523 in Soissons, Aisne, France d.Sep 0584 in France
- b.~ 0440 in Thuringe, Deutschland
- b.0450
- b.0499 in Thuringia, Germany d.~ 0567
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Chilperic and Fredegunde were married in a religious ceremony about 0564 in France. They had a son named Chlothar.
Family Notes
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Children
Chlothar Merovingian
Chlothar was born in June 0584 in Soissons, Aisneons, France. He died at the age of 45 in 0629 in Abbaye de St.Vincent, Paris, Seine, France.
Family Notes
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