Merovingian, Chilperic 1 2
| Birth Name | Merovingian, Chilperic |
| Gramps ID | I582804754 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 61 years, 8 months |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 523 | Soissons, Aisne, France |
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| Death | 584-09-00 | France |
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| Nobility Title | I, King Of Soissons |
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| Burial | St. Vincent's, Church, Paris, France |
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| Unknown | Between 561-584 | King Of Soissons | Title (Facts Pg) |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
|---|---|---|
| Father | Merovingian, Chlothar [I582804756] | |
| Mother | Von Thuringen, Rodegunda Ingonde [I582804757] | |
| Brother | UNKNOWN, Sigibert [I582804759] | |
| Merovingian, Chilperic [I582804754] | ||
| Brother | UNKNOWN, Guntram [I582809501] | |
| Brother | UNKNOWN, Charibert [I582804990] | |
| Sister | Merovingian, Clododinde [I582802994] | |
| Brother | Merovingian, Gonthier [I582802996] |
Families
| Family of Merovingian, Chilperic and De Cambresis, Fredegunde [F533083181] | ||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | De Cambresis, Fredegunde [I582804755] | ||||||||||||
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| Narrative |
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| Family of Merovingian, Chilperic and UNKNOWN, Galeswinthe [F533081989] | ||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Partner | UNKNOWN, Galeswinthe [I582802993] | ||||||||||||
| Narrative |
CHAN15 Sep 2003 |
Narrative
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