Galswintha

Galswintha (540-568) was the daughter of Athanagild, Visigothic king of Spain; the sister of Brunhilda, queen of Austrasia; and the wife of Chilperic I, the Merovingian king of Neustria.

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540 - 568 - Athanagild - Visigothic - Brunhilda - Austrasia - Chilperic I - Merovingian - Neustria

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Galswintha and Chilperic were married at Rouen in 567, but soon afterward she was murdered at the instigation of Chilperic's mistress Fredegund, who then married him.

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Rouen - 567 - Fredegund

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Her death aroused the enmity of her sister Brunhild against Chilperic, brining about 40 years of warfare between the Frankish kingdoms of Austrasia and Neustria.

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Frankish - Neustria

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She died in Neustria in 568.

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