Fredegund (543-597). Queen consort of Neustria. Third wife of King Chilperic I. Queen Fredegund, seated on the throne, orders two young men from Thérouanne to assassinate Sigebert, King of Austrasia. Engraving after a stained glass of the Cathedral Notre Dame of Tournai, 15th century. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

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