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Galswintha (540–568) was a
queen consort of Neustria. She was the
daughter of Athanagild,
Visigothic king of
Hispania (the
Iberian Peninsula, comprising...
- said to have
murdered or
ordered the
murder of Brunhilda's sister,
Queen Galswintha (c. 568), to make
herself queen. This
event launched the 45-year feud...
- Fredegund, and
married Brunhilda's sister,
Galswintha. But he soon
tired of his new partner, and one
morning Galswintha was
found strangled in her bed. A few...
- the
marriage to
Galswintha began happily,
because she
brought with her a
handsome dowry. The
marriage soon deteriorated, and
Galswintha died the same year...
-
attack from the Avars. His half
brother Chilperic I
strangles his wife
Galswintha at the
instigation of his
mistress Fredegund.
Liuvigild is
declared co-king...
- Austrasia,
marries Brunhilda, and his half
brother Chilperic I
marries Galswintha, both
daughters of the
Visigothic king Athanagild. King
Charibert I dies...
-
largely over the
murder of
Galswintha, the wife of Chilperic,
allegedly by his
mistress (and
second wife) Fredegund.
Galswintha's sister, the wife of Sigebert...
- queen, Goiswintha, gave him two
daughters —
Brunhilda and the
murdered Galswintha — who were
married to two
Merovingian brother-kings:
Sigebert I of Austrasia...
- Brunhilda, and
Galswintha respectively.
However Chilperic was
still very much
attached to his
lover and consort, Fredegund,
causing Galswintha to wish to...
-
Chilperic sent to
Athanagild for his
other daughter's hand. This daughter,
Galswintha, was
given him and he
abandoned his
other wives. However, he soon tired...
