Frederuna

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Frederuna
Queen consort of France
Tenure 907-917
Spouse King Charles III of France
Born 887
Died 917

Frederuna (or Frederonne) (French: Frédérune or Frérone) (887–917) was the sister of Beuve II, the Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne,[1] and the first wife of King Charles III of France,[2] whom she married in 907. She bore him only girls.

Frederuna was very pious, was repudiated by the King, and died in Lorraine. She was succeeded by Eadgifu of England, a daughter of Edward the Elder of Mercia.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Palgrave, Sir Francis; Palgrave, Sir Robert Harry Inglis; Barker, Geoffrey Palgrave (1921). The collected historical works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H. University press. 
  2. ^ Riché, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-8122-1342-3. 

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Preceded by
Théodrate of Troyes
Queen of Western Francia
907–917
Succeeded by
Eadgifu of England