List of Frankish queens - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of the women who have been Queens consort

Queen consort

A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...

of the Frankish

Franks

The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...

people. As all monarchs of the Franks have been required by law and tradition to be male, there has never been a Queen regnant of the Franks (although some women have governed as regent

Regent

A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...

s).

A timeline of consorts Frankish rulers is difficult since the realm was, according to old Germanic practice, frequently divided among the sons of a leader upon his death and then eventually reunited. Another factor is the practice of polygamy in the Frankish society, and it is unclear who was a concubine, a mistress, or a legal wife. Most of early Merovingian queens are nothing but names, and almost nothing is known about them.

This list starts from he earliest dates of Frankish history from the early Queen of the Salian Franks, to Saint Clotilde, the first Queen of All the Franks, until the three way split up of the Frankish Empire

Frankish Empire

Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire , Frankish Kingdom , Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was the territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks from the 3rd to the 10th century...

in the Treaty of Verdun

Treaty of Verdun

The Treaty of Verdun was a treaty between the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, the son and successor of Charlemagne, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms...

in 843 and then from there to the rise of Hugh Capet in Western Francia and Otto the Great in Eastern Francia.

Merovingian dynasty
Merovingian dynasty
The Merovingians were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century. Their politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family...

(509–751)

The marital status of some wives of early Frankish kings are unclear and polygamy

Polygamy

Polygamy is a marriage which includes more than two partners...

was practiced.

Queen of the Salian Franks (till 509)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Basine?	Questionable, said to be the mother of Merovech Merovech Merovech is the semi-legendary founder of the Merovingian dynasty of the Salian Franks , which later became the dominant Frankish tribe. He allegedly lived in the first half of the fifth century. His name is a Latinization of a form close to the Old High German given name Marwig, lit. "famed... .						Clodio Clodio Chlodio was a king of the Salian Franks from the Merovingian dynasty. He was known as the Long-Haired King and lived in Thuringian territory at the castle of Duisburg. He became chief of the Thérouanne area in 414 AD...
	Hildegund of Colonia	Marcomero, King of Colonia Sicambri The Sicambri were a Germanic people living on the right bank of the Rhine river, near where it passes out of Germany and enters what is now called the Netherlands at the turn of the first millennium....	399	?		448 husband's death	450
	Basina of Thuringia	Basin, King of the Thuringii	445	?		481 husband's death	491	Childeric I Childeric I Childeric I was a Merovingian king of the Salian Franks and the father of Clovis.He succeeded his father Merovech as king, traditionally in 457 or 458...
	Evochildis	princesa franco-renana	462	484		?	510	Clovis I Clovis I Clovis Leuthwig was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the leadership from a group of royal chieftains, to rule by kings, ensuring that the kingship was held by his heirs. He was also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul . He was the son...
	Clotilde of Burgundy Clotilde Saint Clotilde , also known as Clothilde, Clotilda, Clotild, Rotilde or Chroctechildis, was the second wife of the Frankish king Clovis I...	Chilperic II of Burgundy Chilperic II of Burgundy Chilperic II was the King of Burgundy from 473 until his death, though initially co-ruler with his father from 463. He began his reign in 473 after the partition of Burgundy with his brothers Godegisel, Godomar, and Gundobad; he ruled from Valence and his brothers ruled respectively from Geneva,...	475	493		509 became Queen of All Franks	545
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of All the Franks (509–511)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Clotilde of Burgundy Clotilde Saint Clotilde , also known as Clothilde, Clotilda, Clotild, Rotilde or Chroctechildis, was the second wife of the Frankish king Clovis I...	Chilperic II of Burgundy Chilperic II of Burgundy Chilperic II was the King of Burgundy from 473 until his death, though initially co-ruler with his father from 463. He began his reign in 473 after the partition of Burgundy with his brothers Godegisel, Godomar, and Gundobad; he ruled from Valence and his brothers ruled respectively from Geneva,...	475	493	509 husband's ascession	27 November 511 husband's death	545	Clovis I Clovis I Clovis Leuthwig was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the leadership from a group of royal chieftains, to rule by kings, ensuring that the kingship was held by his heirs. He was also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul . He was the son...
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Clovis I united all the Frankish petty kingdoms as well as most of Roman Gaul

Roman Gaul

Roman Gaul consisted of an area of provincial rule in the Roman Empire, in modern day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and western Germany. Roman control of the area lasted for less than 500 years....

under his rule, conquering the Domain of Soissons

Domain of Soissons

The Domain of Soissons, by later writers called the Kingdom of Soissons, Kingdom of Aegidius or the Kingdom of Syagrius, was a rump state of the Western Roman Empire in northern Gaul for some 25 years during Late Antiquity....

of the Roman general Syagrius

Syagrius

Syagrius was the last Roman official in Gaul, whose defeat by king Clovis I of the Franks is considered the end of Roman rule outside of Italy. He came to this position through inheritance, for his father was Aegidius, the last Roman magister militum per Gallias...

as well as the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse. He took his seat at Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, which along with Soissons

Soissons

Soissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about northeast of Paris. It is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones...

, Reims

Reims

Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....

, Metz

Metz

Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...

, and Orléans

Orléans

-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...

became the chief residences. Upon his death, the kingdom was split among his four sons:

Queen of Soissons (511–558)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Guntheuc of Burgundy Guntheuc Guntheuc was the wife of Chlodomer, king of Orléans. She gave him three children: Gunthar, Theudebald, and Clodoald .After Chlodomer's death, she married his brother Clotaire I, king of Soissons...	Godomar of Burgundy Godomar Godomar , son of king Gundobad, was king of Burgundy. He ruled Burgundy after his elder brother's death in 524 until 534.Both he and his brother Sigismund of Burgundy were defeated in battle by Clovis' sons. Godomar fled and Sigismund was taken prisoner by Chlodomer, King of Orléans. Godomar then...	around 495	after 523		524/540		Chlothar I
	Radegund of Thuringia Radegund Radegund was a 6th century Frankish princess, who founded the monastery of the Holy Cross at Poitiers. Canonized in the 9th century, she is the patron saint of several English churches and of Jesus College, Cambridge.-Life history:Radegund was born about 520 to Bertachar, one of the three kings...	Bertachar of Thuringia Bertachar Berthar or Bertachar was a son of Bisinus and Basina. He and his brothers Hermanfrid and Baderic succeeded their father Bisinus to the rule over the Thuringii. Berthar, however, was soon defeated by Hermanfrid in battle....	486-516	525/545		after 531 repudiated	13 August 586
	Ingund of Thuringia	Baderic of Thuringia Baderic Baderic, Baderich, Balderich or Boderic , son of Bisinus and Basina, was a co-king of the Thuringii. He and his brothers Hermanfrid and Berthar succeeded their father Bisinus. After Hermanfrid defeated Berthar in battle, he invited King Theuderic I of Metz to help him defeat Baderic in return for...	490-510	526/550		unknown, maybe 546 or after
	Waldrada of the Lombards Waldrada Waldrada , widow of Theudebald, King of Austrasia , repudiated mistress of Chlothar I, King of the Franks , was the daughter of Wacho, King of the Lombards and his second wife called Austrigusa or Ostrogotha, a Gepid...	Wacho, King of the Lombards Wacho Wacho was king of the Lombards before they entered Italy from an unknown date until his death in 539. His father was Unichis. Wacho usurped the throne by assassinating his uncle, King Tato . Tato's son Ildchis fought with him and fled to the Gepids where he died... (Lethings Lethings The Lethings were a dynasty of Lombard kings ruling in the 5th and 6th centuries until 546. They were the first Lombard royal dynasty and represent the emergence of the Lombard rulership out of obscurity and into history.... )	521-542	555/559		555/61 given in marriage to Garibald I, Duke of Bavaria Garibald I of Bavaria Garibald I was Duke of Bavaria from 555 until 591. He stands at the head of the Agilolfings and the Bavarian Dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of the Lombards.... under the advise of the bishops	unknown, after 526
Became Queens of All the Franks
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Paris (511–558)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Ultrogotha	?	497	?	27 November 511 husband's accession	23 December 558 husband's death	566	Childebert I Childebert I Childebert I was the Frankish king of Paris, a Merovingian dynast, one of the four sons of Clovis I who shared the kingdom of the Franks upon their father's death in 511...
Kingdom passed to Soissons
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Orléans (511–524)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Guntheuc of Burgundy Guntheuc Guntheuc was the wife of Chlodomer, king of Orléans. She gave him three children: Gunthar, Theudebald, and Clodoald .After Chlodomer's death, she married his brother Clotaire I, king of Soissons...	Godomar of Burgundy Godomar Godomar , son of king Gundobad, was king of Burgundy. He ruled Burgundy after his elder brother's death in 524 until 534.Both he and his brother Sigismund of Burgundy were defeated in battle by Clovis' sons. Godomar fled and Sigismund was taken prisoner by Chlodomer, King of Orléans. Godomar then...	495	514 or 521		21 June 524 husband's death	532	Chlodomer Chlodomer Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, King of the Franks. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the Franks with his three brothers: Theuderic I, Childebert I, and Clotaire I...
Kingdom passed to Soissons, Paris, and Rheims
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Reims (511–555)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Eustere of the Visigoths	Alaric II, King of the Visigoths Alaric II Alaric II, also known as Alarik, Alarich, and Alarico in Spanish and Portuguese or Alaricus in Latin succeeded his father Euric on December 28, 484, in Toulouse. He established his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour in Aquitaine...	488	511		?	521	Theuderic I Theuderic I Theuderic I was the Merovingian king of Metz, Rheims, or Austrasia—as it is variously called—from 511 to 533 or 534....
	Suavegotha of Burgundy	Sigismund, King of the Burgundians Sigismund of Burgundy Sigismund was king of the Burgundians from 516 to his death. He was the son of king Gundobad, whom he succeeded in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were defeated in battle by Clovis' sons and Godomar fled. Sigismund was taken by Chlodomer, King of Orléans, where he was kept as a prisoner. He...	495/96/504	516/7		534 husband's death	554
	Wisigard of the Lombards	Wacho, King of the Lombards Wacho Wacho was king of the Lombards before they entered Italy from an unknown date until his death in 539. His father was Unichis. Wacho usurped the throne by assassinating his uncle, King Tato . Tato's son Ildchis fought with him and fled to the Gepids where he died...	?	?	534 husband's ascession	?	?	Theudebert I Theudebert I Theudebert I was the Merovingian king of Austrasia from 533 to his death in 548. He was the son of Theuderic I and the father of Theudebald....
	Deuteria Deuteria Deuteria , was a Frankish Queen consort; the first spouse of king Theudebert I.Deuteria belonged to an aristocratic Gallo-Roman family from Auvergne and was a relation to Sidonius Apollinaris, Saint Avitus and Emperor Avitus...	Gallo-Roman descent	?	?	?	548 husband's death	?
	Waldrada of the Lombards Waldrada Waldrada , widow of Theudebald, King of Austrasia , repudiated mistress of Chlothar I, King of the Franks , was the daughter of Wacho, King of the Lombards and his second wife called Austrigusa or Ostrogotha, a Gepid...	Wacho, King of the Lombards Wacho Wacho was king of the Lombards before they entered Italy from an unknown date until his death in 539. His father was Unichis. Wacho usurped the throne by assassinating his uncle, King Tato . Tato's son Ildchis fought with him and fled to the Gepids where he died...	531	?	548? husband's ascession	555? husband's death	572	Theodobald
Kingdom passed to Soissons
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of All the Franks (558–561)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Aregund of Thuringia	Baderic of Thuringia Baderic Baderic, Baderich, Balderich or Boderic , son of Bisinus and Basina, was a co-king of the Thuringii. He and his brothers Hermanfrid and Berthar succeeded their father Bisinus. After Hermanfrid defeated Berthar in battle, he invited King Theuderic I of Metz to help him defeat Baderic in return for...	515	?	558 husband's ascession	561 husband's death	573	Chlothar I
	Chunsina	?	?	?	558? husband's ascession	561? husband's death	?	Chlothar I
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Neustria (Soissons, 561–613)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Audovera Audovera Audovera was the first wife or mistress of Chilperic I, king of Neustria.They had four children.Theudebert, died in the war of 575Merovech , married the widow Brunhilda and became his father's enemy*Clovis, assassinated by Fredegund in 580...	?	525?	549/550?	561? husband's ascession	? repudiated	October/November 580	Chilperic I Chilperic I Chilperic I was the king of Neustria from 561 to his death. He was one of the sons of the Frankish king Clotaire I and Queen Aregund....
	Galswintha of the Visigoths Galswintha Galswintha was the daughter of Athanagild, Visigothic king of Hispania , and Goiswintha...	Athanagild, Visigothic king of Hispania Athanagild Athanagild was Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania. He had rebelled against his predecessor, Agila, in 551. The armies of Agila and Athanagild met at Seville, where Agila met a second defeat...	540	567		568
	Fredegund Fredegund Fredegund was the Queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Soissons.All her wealth and power came to her through her association with Chilperic...	?	?	568		September 584 husband's death	8 December 597
	Haldetrude	?	575/594	?	?	?	604/629	Chlothar II
	Bertrude Bertrude Bertrude was a Frankish queen consort in 613–618; married to Clotaire II.Her origin is uncertain and unconfirmed. Bertrude is reported to have loved Clotaire sincerely and she was also described as a popular queen...	Wagon II, Count of Vermandois	582	?613?		618/619		Chlothar II
	Sichilde Sichilde Sichilde was a Frankish queen consort in 618–627; married to Clotaire II.She was the daughter of count Brunulphe II of the Ardennes and the sister of Gomatrude , who was married to Dagobert I; her maternal grandfather was royal maior domus. She married Clotaire in about 618...	count Brunulphe II of the Ardennes	590	?618?		627
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Paris (561–567)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Ingoberga		519?	?	?	? repudiated	589	Charibert I Charibert I Charibert I was the Merovingian King of Paris, the second-eldest son of Chlothar I and Ingund. His elder brother was Gunthar, who died sometime before their father's death....
	Merofleda	a wool-carder	?	after 561		?	?
	Marcovefa	a wool-carder	?	after 561		?	before 567
	Theudechild	a cowherd	?	after 561		?	567
Partition between Neustria, Burgundy and Austrasia
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Burgundy (Orléans, 561–613)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Vénérande	a slave	?	?	?	?	?	Guntram Guntram Saint Guntram was the king of Burgundy from 561 to 592. He was a son of Chlothar I and Ingunda...
	Marcatrude	Magnar Magnar Magnar is a somewhat common forename for men in Norway. The name is known in Norway from the late 19th century. The name may be derived from the Norse word magn meaning "Strength" or possibly from the Latin name Magnus. Many sources also claims that this is a Polish name due to its Nordic... (Magnacaire d'Outre-Jura)	?	565?		566?
	Austerchild	?	?	567		after 580
	Faileube	?	?	?	?	?	?	Childebert II Childebert II .Childebert II was the Merovingian king of Austrasia, which included Provence at the time, from 575 until his death in 595, the eldest and succeeding son of Sigebert I, and the king of Burgundy from 592 to his death, as the adopted and succeeding son of his uncle Guntram.-Childhood:When his father...
	Ermenberga of the Visigoths	Witteric, King of the Visigoths Witteric Witteric was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 603 to 610....	?	606		607 repudiated	?	Theuderic II Theuderic II Theuderic II , king of Burgundy and Austrasia , was the second son of Childebert II...
United to Austrasia in 612 and passed Neustria in 613.
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Austrasia (Reims and Metz, 561–613)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Brunhilda of the Visigoths Brunhilda of Austrasia Brunhilda was a Visigothic princess, married to king Sigebert I of Austrasia who ruled the eastern kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons...	Athanagild, King of the Visigoths Athanagild Athanagild was Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania. He had rebelled against his predecessor, Agila, in 551. The armies of Agila and Athanagild met at Seville, where Agila met a second defeat...	543?	567		December 575 husband's death	613	Sigebert I Sigebert I Sigebert I was the king of Austrasia from the death of his father in 561 to his own death. He was the third surviving son out of four of Clotaire I and Ingund...
	Faileube	?	?	?	?	?	?	Childebert II Childebert II .Childebert II was the Merovingian king of Austrasia, which included Provence at the time, from 575 until his death in 595, the eldest and succeeding son of Sigebert I, and the king of Burgundy from 592 to his death, as the adopted and succeeding son of his uncle Guntram.-Childhood:When his father...
	Bilichilde	Witteric, King of the Visigoths Witteric Witteric was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 603 to 610....	?	608		610		Theudebert II Theudebert II Theudebert II , King of Austrasia , was the son and heir of Childebert II. He received the kingdom of Austrasia plus the cities of Poitiers, Tours, Vellay, Bordeaux, and Châteaudun, as well as the Champagne, the Auvergne, and Transjurane Alemannia, on the death of his father in 595, but was...
	Théoudehilde	?	?	?	?	?	?
Passed to Burgundy in 612.
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of All the Franks (613–629)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Bertrude Bertrude Bertrude was a Frankish queen consort in 613–618; married to Clotaire II.Her origin is uncertain and unconfirmed. Bertrude is reported to have loved Clotaire sincerely and she was also described as a popular queen...	Wagon II, Count of Vermandois	582	?613?		618/619		Chlothar II
	Sichilde Sichilde Sichilde was a Frankish queen consort in 618–627; married to Clotaire II.She was the daughter of count Brunulphe II of the Ardennes and the sister of Gomatrude , who was married to Dagobert I; her maternal grandfather was royal maior domus. She married Clotaire in about 618...	?	c. 590	618		18 October 629 husband's death	ap. 627	Chlothar II
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Neustria and Burgundy (629–691)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Gomentrude	?	598	628		629 répudiée	after 630	Dagobert I Dagobert I Dagobert I was the king of Austrasia , king of all the Franks , and king of Neustria and Burgundy . He was the last Merovingian dynast to wield any real royal power...
	Nanthild the Saxon Nanthild Nanthild , also known as Nantéchilde, Nanthechilde, Nanthildis, Nanthilde, or Nantechildis, was a Frankish queen consort and regent, the third of many consorts of Dagobert I, king of the Franks ....	?	c. 610	c. 629		19 January 639 husband's death	642
	Ragintrudis	?	610?	?	?	?	?
	Wulfefundis	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Bertechildis	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Balthild Balthild Saint Balthild of Ascania , also called Bathilda, Baudour, or Bauthieult, was the wife and queen of Clovis II, king of Burgundy and Neustria . Two traditions, independent and conflicting, trace what Wilhelm Levison accounted "truly an extraordinary career for an English slave sold to the Continent"...	Anglo-Saxon aristoract	626 or 627	649		27 November 655 or 658 husband's death	30 January 680	Clovis II Clovis II Clovis II succeeded his father Dagobert I in 639 as King of Neustria and Burgundy. His brother Sigebert III had been King of Austrasia since 634. He was initially under the regency of his mother Nanthild until her death in her early thirties in 642...
	Amatilda	?	?	?	?	?	?	Chlothar III
	Bilichild of Austrasia Bilichild Bilichild was the cousin and wife of the Frankish king of Neustria and Burgundy, Childeric II. The two were married in 668 despite the opposition of such important men as the Bishop Leodegar...	Sigebert III of Austrasia Sigebert III Sigebert III was the king of Austrasia from 634 to his death; probably on 1 February 656, or maybe as late as 660. He was the eldest son of Dagobert I....	654	668	673 invasion of Neustria and Burgundy	675		Childeric II Childeric II Childeric II was the king of Austrasia from 662 and of Neustria and Burgundy from 673 until his death, making him sole King of the Franks for the final two years of his life. He was the second eldest son of Clovis II. His elder brother Chlothar III was briefly sole king from 661, but gave...
	Clotilda of Heristal	Ansegisel Ansegisel Ansegisel was the son of Saint Arnulf, bishop of Metz and his wife Saint Doda. He served King Sigbert III of Austrasia as a duke and domesticus...	650	675		679 Became Queen of All the Franks	3 June 699	Theuderic III Theuderic III Theuderic III was the king of Neustria on two occasions and king of Austrasia from 679 to his death in 691. Thus, he was the king of all the Franks from 679...
United with Austrasia to form a single Frankish state
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of Austrasia (623–679)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Gomentrude	?	598	628		629 répudiée	after 630	Dagobert I Dagobert I Dagobert I was the king of Austrasia , king of all the Franks , and king of Neustria and Burgundy . He was the last Merovingian dynast to wield any real royal power...
	Nanthild the Saxon Nanthild Nanthild , also known as Nantéchilde, Nanthechilde, Nanthildis, Nanthilde, or Nantechildis, was a Frankish queen consort and regent, the third of many consorts of Dagobert I, king of the Franks ....	?	c. 610	c. 629		c. 629 kingdom went to stepson	642
	Ragintrudis	?	610?	?	?	?	?
	Wulfefundis	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Bertechildis	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Chimnechild of Burgundy	?	?	647		?	?	Sigebert III Sigebert III Sigebert III was the king of Austrasia from 634 to his death; probably on 1 February 656, or maybe as late as 660. He was the eldest son of Dagobert I....
	Amatilda	?	?	?	?	?	?	Chlothar III
	Bilichild of Austrasia Bilichild Bilichild was the cousin and wife of the Frankish king of Neustria and Burgundy, Childeric II. The two were married in 668 despite the opposition of such important men as the Bishop Leodegar...	_{Sigebert III of AustrasiaSigebert III Sigebert III was the king of Austrasia from 634 to his death; probably on 1 February 656, or maybe as late as 660. He was the eldest son of Dagobert I....}	654	668		675		Childeric II Childeric II Childeric II was the king of Austrasia from 662 and of Neustria and Burgundy from 673 until his death, making him sole King of the Franks for the final two years of his life. He was the second eldest son of Clovis II. His elder brother Chlothar III was briefly sole king from 661, but gave...
	Clotilda of Heristal	Ansegisel Ansegisel Ansegisel was the son of Saint Arnulf, bishop of Metz and his wife Saint Doda. He served King Sigbert III of Austrasia as a duke and domesticus...	650	675		679 Became Queen of All the Franks	3 June 699	Theuderic III Theuderic III Theuderic III was the king of Neustria on two occasions and king of Austrasia from 679 to his death in 691. Thus, he was the king of all the Franks from 679...
United with Neustria and Burgundy to form a single Frankish state
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Queen of Aquitaine (629–632)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Gisela of Gascony?	Amand of Gascony	?	?	18 October 629 husband's ascession	8 April 632 husband's death	?	Charibert II Charibert II Charibert II , a son of Clotaire II and his junior wife Sichilde, was briefly King of Aquitaine from 629 to his death, with his capital at Toulouse. We have no direct statement about when Charibert was born exact that he was "a few years younger" than his half-brother Dagobert...
	Fulberte?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kingdom passed to Neustria and Burgundy in 632; dukes were appointed to Aquitaine
Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse

Queen of All the Franks (629–751)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Gomentrude	?	598	628		629 répudiée	after 630	Dagobert I Dagobert I Dagobert I was the king of Austrasia , king of all the Franks , and king of Neustria and Burgundy . He was the last Merovingian dynast to wield any real royal power...
	Nanthild the Saxon Nanthild Nanthild , also known as Nantéchilde, Nanthechilde, Nanthildis, Nanthilde, or Nantechildis, was a Frankish queen consort and regent, the third of many consorts of Dagobert I, king of the Franks ....	?	c. 610	c. 629		634 kingdom partitioned	642
	Ragintrudis	?	610?	?	?	?	?
	Wulfefundis	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Bertechildis	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Amatilda	?	?	?	661 husband's ascession	662 husband loses Austrasia	?	Chlothar III
	Bilichild of Austrasia Bilichild Bilichild was the cousin and wife of the Frankish king of Neustria and Burgundy, Childeric II. The two were married in 668 despite the opposition of such important men as the Bishop Leodegar...	Sigebert III of Austrasia Sigebert III Sigebert III was the king of Austrasia from 634 to his death; probably on 1 February 656, or maybe as late as 660. He was the eldest son of Dagobert I....	654	668	673 husband's ascession	675		Childeric II Childeric II Childeric II was the king of Austrasia from 662 and of Neustria and Burgundy from 673 until his death, making him sole King of the Franks for the final two years of his life. He was the second eldest son of Clovis II. His elder brother Chlothar III was briefly sole king from 661, but gave...
	Clotilda of Heristal	Ansegisel Ansegisel Ansegisel was the son of Saint Arnulf, bishop of Metz and his wife Saint Doda. He served King Sigbert III of Austrasia as a duke and domesticus...	650	675	679 husband's ascession	691 husband's death	3 June 699	Theuderic III Theuderic III Theuderic III was the king of Neustria on two occasions and king of Austrasia from 679 to his death in 691. Thus, he was the king of all the Franks from 679...
	Edonne	Most likely this a fabricated name of the unnamed wife of Childebert III and mother of Dagobert III Dagobert III Dagobert III was Merovingian king of the Franks .He was a son of Childebert III. He succeeded his father as the head of the three Frankish kingdoms—Neustria and Austrasia, unified since Pippin's victory at Tertry in 687, and the Kingdom of Burgundy—in 711, at the age of twelve... .						Childebert III Childebert III Childebert III, called the Just , son of Theuderic III and Clotilda and sole king of the Franks , he was seemingly but a puppet of the mayor of the palace, Pepin of Heristal, though his placita show him making judicial decisions of his own will, even against the Arnulfing clan...
	Ermenchilde	(c. 680 — c. 696). Unknown						Clovis IV Clovis IV Clovis IV , son of Theuderic III, was the sole king of the Franks from 691 until his death. Although Clovis IV is called "King of the Franks", he was really a puppet—a roi fainéant—of his uncle Pepin II, mayor of the palace of Austrasia...
	Ermenchilde	Unknown						Childebert III Childebert III Childebert III, called the Just , son of Theuderic III and Clotilda and sole king of the Franks , he was seemingly but a puppet of the mayor of the palace, Pepin of Heristal, though his placita show him making judicial decisions of his own will, even against the Arnulfing clan...
	Clotilde de Saxe	Unknown						Dagobert III Dagobert III Dagobert III was Merovingian king of the Franks .He was a son of Childebert III. He succeeded his father as the head of the three Frankish kingdoms—Neustria and Austrasia, unified since Pippin's victory at Tertry in 687, and the Kingdom of Burgundy—in 711, at the age of twelve...
	Chrotaudis	Unknown						Chilperic II Chilperic II Chilperic II , born Daniel, the youngest son of Childeric II, was king of Neustria from 715 and sole king of the Franks from 718 until his death. He was the last Merovingian dynast to exercise any authority on his own....
	Gisele	?	715	?	743 husband's ascession	751 husband's death	755	Childeric III Childeric III Childeric III was the last King of the Franks in the Merovingian dynasty from 743 to his deposition by Pope Zachary in March 752...
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Queen of the Franks (751–843)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Bertrada of Laon Bertrada of Laon Bertrada of Laon, also called Bertha Broadfoot , was a Frankish queen.- Biography :...	Caribert, Count of Laon Caribert of Laon Caribert , Count of Laon, was the maternal grandfather of Charlemagne. He was the father of Charles's mother, Bertrada of Laon. Only his mother is known from contemporary records. In 721, Caribert signed, with his mother Bertrada of Prüm , the foundation act of the Abbey of Prüm...	710/27	740	November 751 as sole-Queen consort of the Franks	24 September 768 husband's death	12 July 783	Pepin I
	Gerberga	?	?	?	24 September 768 as co-Queen consort of the Franks	4 December 771 husband's death	?	Carloman I
	Gerperga of the Lombards	Desiderius, King of the Lombards Desiderius Desiderius was the last king of the Lombard Kingdom of northern Italy...	?	770 as co-Queen consort of the Franks		771 repuditated	?	Charles I Charlemagne Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
	Hildegard of Vinzgouw	Gerold of Vinzgouw Gerold of Vinzgouw Gerold of Vinzgau was a count in Kraichgau and Anglachgau. His daughter married King Charlemagne in 771.In 784 generous donations to the monastery of Lorsch by Gerold and Emma are recorded....	758	771 as sole-Queen consort of the Franks 774 as Queen consort the Lombards 781 as co-Queen consort the Lombards		30 April 783
	Fastrada de Franconie Fastrada Fastrada was an East Frankish noblewoman.* In 783, Fastrada, along with other Saxon women, entered barebreasted into battle against Charlemagne's forces.She became the third wife of Charlemagne, marrying him in 784. She bore him two children:...	Raoul III de Franconie et d'Aéda de Bavière	765	784 as sole-Queen consort of the Franks and co-Queen consort the Lombards		10 October 794
	Luitgard de Sundgau Luitgard Luitgard was the fourth and last wife of Charlemagne. She was the daughter of an Alamannian count and married Charlemagne around 794. Liutgard did not have any children with Charlemagne and died on June 4, 800 of unknown causes.-Notes:...	Luitfrid II, Count of Sundgau	776	794 as sole-Queen consort of the Franks and co-Queen consort the Lombards		4 June 800
	Ermengarde of Hesbaye Ermengarde of Hesbaye Ermengarde of Hesbaye was Queen of the Franks and Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Emperor Louis I. She was Frankish, the daughter of Ingeram, count of Hesbaye, and Hedwig of Bavaria...	Ingerman, Count of Hesbaye Ingerman of Hesbaye Ingerman, or Ingram was a Frank and count of Hesbaye. His family is known as Robertians. His family line is not entirely sure, but he was probably the son of a Frank named Rodbert. Robert of Hesbaye and Cancor, founder of the Lorsch Abbey were probably his brothers...	778	794/5	813 as Holy Roman Empress and Queen consort of the Franks 817 as senior Holy Roman Empress	3 October 818		Louis I Louis the Pious Louis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
	Judith of Bavaria	Welf I, Count of Altdorf Welf (father of Judith) Welf I of Altorf was the son of the 9th century Frankish count Rothard of Metz, to whom the sons of Charles Martel entrusted half of Alemannia. Welf was master of several counties in the southern Rhineland & Bavaria. His family became politically powerful when Louis the Pious chose his oldest...	805	819 as senior Holy Roman Empress and Queen consort of the Franks		20 June 840 husband's death	19/23 April 843
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After the Verdun

The Frankish kingdom was then divided by the Treaty of Verdun

Treaty of Verdun

The Treaty of Verdun was a treaty between the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, the son and successor of Charlemagne, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms...

in 843. Lothair I

Lothair I

Lothair I or Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans , co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria , Italy and Middle Francia...

was allowed to keep his imperial title and his kingdom of Italy, and granted the newly created Kingdom of Middle Francia

Middle Francia

Middle Francia was an ephemeral Frankish kingdom created by the Treaty of Verdun in 843, which divided the Carolingian Empire among the sons of Louis the Pious...

, a corridor of land stretching from Italy to the North Sea, and including the Low Countries, the Rhineland (including Aachen), Burgundy, and Provence. Charles the Bald

Charles the Bald

Charles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...

was confirmed in Aquitaine, where Pepin I's son Pepin II was opposing him, and granted West Francia (modern France), the lands west of Lothair's Kingdom. Louis the German

Louis the German

Louis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...

was confirmed in Bavaria and granted East Francia (modern Germany), the lands east of Lothair's kingdom. Ermentrude of Orléans
Ermentrude of Orléans
Ermentrude of Orléans was Queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia. She was the daughter of Odo, Count of Orleans and his wife Engeltrude....

(first wife of Charles II) became the Queen of Western Francia (eventually France); Emma of Altdorf (wife of Louis II) became the Queen of Eastern Francia (eventually Germany); and Ermengarde of Tours
Ermengarde of Tours
Ermengarde of Tours was the wife of Emperor Lothair I of the Franks. Her father was Hugh of Tours, a member of the Etichonen family, which claimed descent from the Merovingian Kings...

(wife of Lothair I) became the Queen of Middle Francia (eventually Lotharingia). The title of Queen of the Franks continued on to the 12th and 13th century in France.

Queen of the Franks (843–987)

West Francia	Middle Francia		East Francia	Spouse
Ermentrude of Orléans Ermentrude of Orléans Ermentrude of Orléans was Queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia. She was the daughter of Odo, Count of Orleans and his wife Engeltrude.... Queen of Aquitaine: 842–855 Queen of the East Franks: 843–869	Ermengarde of Tours Ermengarde of Tours Ermengarde of Tours was the wife of Emperor Lothair I of the Franks. Her father was Hugh of Tours, a member of the Etichonen family, which claimed descent from the Merovingian Kings... Queen of Italy: 818–844 Queen of the Middle Franks: 843–851 Holy Roman Empress: 821–851		Emma of Altdorf Queen of Bavaria: 817–843 Queen of the East Franks: 843–876	Charles II Lothair I Lothair I Lothair I or Lothar I was the Emperor of the Romans , co-ruling with his father until 840, and the King of Bavaria , Italy and Middle Francia... Louis II Louis the German Louis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
	Engelberga of Parma Engelberga Engelberga was the wife of Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor, from 5 October 851 to his death on 12 August 875. As empress, she exerted a powerful influence over her husband. Her family, the Supponids, prospered during Louis's reign... Queen of Italy: 851–875 Holy Roman Empress: 850–875	Teutberga Teutberga Teutberga was a Frank and daughter of Boso the Elder. Therefore she was a Bosonid. She married Lothair II, a prince of the Carolingian dynasty, the imperial family of Francia... Queen of Lotharingia: 855–869		Charles II Louis II Lothair II Lothair II of Lotharingia Lothair II was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. He was married to Teutberga, daughter of Boso the Elder. He is the namesake of the Lothair Crystal, which he probably commissioned, and of the Cross of Lothair, which was made over a century after his death but... Louis II Louis the German Louis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
Richilde of Provence Richilde of Provence Richilde of the Ardennes was the second consort of Charles the Bald, King and Emperor of the Franks. By her marriage, she became Queen of the West Franks, and then Empress of the Franks... Queen of the West Franks: 870–877 Queen of Italy: 875–877 Holy Roman Empress: 875–877		Emma of Altdorf Queen of Bavaria: 817–843 Queen of the East Franks: 843–876		Charles II Louis II Louis the German Louis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
Adelaide of Friuli Queen of the West Franks: 877–879		Liutgard of Saxony Queen of Saxony: 879–882 Queen of Bavaria: 880–882 Queen of the East Franks: 880–882		Louis II Louis the Stammerer Louis the Stammerer was the King of Aquitaine and later King of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. He succeeded his younger brother in Aquitaine in 866 and his father in West Francia in 877, though he was never crowned Emperor... Louis III Louis the Younger Louis the Younger , sometimes Louis III, was the second eldest of the three sons of Louis the German and Emma. He succeeded his father as the King of Saxony on 28 August 876 and his elder brother Carloman as King of Bavaria from 880...
Richardis of Swabia Richardis Saint Richardis, also known as Richgard and Richardis of Swabia , was the Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was renowned for her piety.-Life:... Holy Roman Empress: 881–888 Queen of the East Franks: 882–887 Queen of the West Franks: 884–888				Charles III Charles the Fat Charles the Fat was the King of Alemannia from 876, King of Italy from 879, western Emperor from 881, King of East Francia from 882, and King of West Francia from 884. In 887, he was deposed in East Francia, Lotharingia, and possibly Italy, where the records are not clear...
Théodrate of Troyes Théodrate of Troyes Théodrate of Troyes was the wife of Odo, Count of Paris. She was Queen consort of Western Francia. She had two known sons, Arnulf and Guy , neither of whom lived past the age of fifteen.... Queen of the West Franks: 888–898		Ota Queen of the East Franks: 888–899 Queen of Italy: 896–899 Holy Roman Empress: 896–899		Odo Arnulf Arnulf of Carinthia Arnulf of Carinthia was the Carolingian King of East Francia from 887, the disputed King of Italy from 894 and the disputed Holy Roman Emperor from February 22, 896 until his death.-Birth and Illegitimacy:...
Frederonne Frederonne Frederuna was the sister of Beuve II, the Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne, and the first wife of King Charles III of France, whom she married in 907. She bore him only girls.... Queen of the West Franks: 907–917		Cunigunde of Swabia Cunigunde of Swabia Cunigunde of Swabia was the wife and Queen of Conrad, King of East Francia. She was a member of the Ahalolfinger Dynasty. Very little is known of her.... Queen of the East Franks: 913–918 Duchess of Franconia: 913–918		Charles III Charles the Simple Charles III , called the Simple or the Straightforward , was the undisputed King of France from 898 until 922 and the King of Lotharingia from 911 until 919/23... Conrad I Conrad I of Germany Conrad I , called the Younger, was Duke of Franconia from 906 and King of Germany from 911 to 918, the only king of the Conradine dynasty...
Eadgifu of England Eadgifu of England Eadgifu or Edgifu, also known as Edgiva or Ogive was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd. She was born in Wessex.- Marriage to the French King :... Queen of the West Franks: 919–922		Matilda of Ringelheim Matilda of Ringelheim Saint Mathilda was the wife of King Henry I of Germany, the first ruler of the Saxon Ottonian dynasty, thereby Duchess consort of Saxony from 912 and German Queen from 919 until 936. Their eldest son Otto succeeded his father as German King and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962... Queen of the East Franks: 919–936 Duchess of Saxony: 912–936		Charles III Charles the Simple Charles III , called the Simple or the Straightforward , was the undisputed King of France from 898 until 922 and the King of Lotharingia from 911 until 919/23... Robert I Robert I of France Robert I , King of Western Francia , was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, who became king of the Western Franks in 888. West Francia evolved over time into France; under Odo, the capital was fixed on Paris, a large step in that direction... Rudolph Rudolph of France Rudolph was the Duke of Burgundy between 921 and 923 and King of Western Francia from thereafter to his death. Rudolph inherited the duchy of Burgundy from his father, Richard the Justiciar... Henry I
Béatrice of Vermandois Béatrice of Vermandois Béatrice of Vermandois was the wife of Robert I, King of France . She is sometimes stated to be the sister of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois. No contemporary source explicitly states that Heribert II and Beatrix were the children of Herbert I, and researchers are divided on the probablity of this... Queen of the West Franks: 922–923
Emma of France Emma of France Emma of France was daughter of Robert I of France and Aelis. In 921 she married Duke Rudolph of Burgundy who was crowned king 13 July 923, at Saint-Médard de Soissons. She was very politically active and an army leader. The marriage produced a son, who died young. She died in 934, after having... Queen of the West Franks: 923–934
Gerberga of Saxony Gerberga of Saxony Gerberga of Saxony was a daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and Matilda of Ringelheim.-Marriages:She married first Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine. They had four children:... Queen of the (West) Franks: 939–954		After the death of Henry, the last King of the East Franks, the only remaining Frankish kings were in Western Francia, which would become the modern state of France.		Louis IV Louis IV of France Louis IV , called d'Outremer or Transmarinus , reigned as King of Western Francia from 936 to 954...
Emma of Italy Emma of Italy Emma was the daughter of Lothair II of Italy and Adelaide of Italy , who would later become Holy Roman Empress... Queen of the (West) Franks: 965–986				Lothair Lothair of France Lothair , sometimes called Lothair IV, was the Carolingian king of West Francia , son of Louis IV and Gerberga of Saxony.-Regency:...
Adelaide of Anjou Adelaide of Anjou Adelaide , called the White, was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen.... Queen of Aquitaine: 980–982				Louis V Louis V of France Louis V , called the Indolent or the Sluggard , was the King of Western Francia from 986 until his early death...
Blanca of Auvergne Queen of the (West) Franks: 986 Queen of Aquitaine: 985–986
Queens of West Francia	Queens of Middle Francia		Queens of East Francia	Spouse

After the death of Louis V of France

Louis V of France

Louis V , called the Indolent or the Sluggard , was the King of Western Francia from 986 until his early death...

, the last male line Carolingian king of the Franks, in 987, the Capet

House of Capet

The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. As rulers of France, the dynasty...

ian succeeded to the Frankish titles and their consort bear the title Queen consort of the Franks until 1227. Although history known them better as Queen consorts of France.

Although some of these Frankish queens held titles such as Holy Roman Empress, Queen consort