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Fredegund

545 - 597

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Fredegund or Fredegunda (Latin: Fredegundis; French: Frédégonde; died 8 December 597) was the queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Soissons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fredegund has received more than 273,492 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Fredegund is the 370th most popular companion (down from 199th in 2019), the 1,509th most popular biography from France (down from 902nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular French Companion.

Fredegund was a Frankish queen, who became the second wife of Chilperic I, King of Neustria. She bore him two sons and three daughters. Fredegund had her husband assassinated in 584, and ruled for thirteen years, until her son Chlothar II came of age. Fredegund is most famous for being the second wife of Chilperic I, King of Neustria. She bore him two sons and three daughters. Fredegund had her husband assassinated in 584, and ruled for thirteen years, until her son Chlothar II came of age.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.44

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Fredegund ranks 370 out of 784. Before her are Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, Tanaquil, Mercedes of Orléans, Joan of Portugal, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, and Amestris. After her are Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony, Prince Joachim of Prussia, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, John I, Duke of Bourbon, and Tjuyu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 545, Fredegund ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 597, Fredegund ranks 3. Before her are Columba, and Zhiyi. After her are Simeon Stylites the Younger, and Ceol of Wessex.

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In France

Among people born in France, Fredegund ranks 1,509 out of 6,770. Before her are Henri, Prince of Condé (1552), Marcel Dassault (1892), William I, Duke of Aquitaine (875), Rose Bertin (1747), Peter Faber (1506), and Paul Gachet (1828). After her are Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), Henri Giffard (1825), Gustave Charpentier (1860), Henri Cartan (1904), Guillaume Budé (1467), and Blaise de Vigenère (1523).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Fredegund ranks 42. Before her are Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401), Constance of Arles (974), Richardis (840), Bertrade de Montfort (1070), Maria Francisca of Savoy (1646), and Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary (1158). After her are Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne (1787), Isabella of Bourbon (1437), Philippa of Hainault (1314), Margaret of France, Queen of England (1282), Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly (1508), and Camille Doncieux (1847).

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