List of Frankish queens

Margaret of Provence , wife of Louis IX was the last French queen to have the title of queen of francs . June 14, 1237 she became the first queen of France .

Queen of the Frankish state - the wife of the Frankish kings. Since only men could be monarchs of francs according to tradition and law, there are no reigning queens of francs, although some women ruled as regents.

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Merovingians (450–751)

The marital status of some of the wives of the early Frankish kings is unclear, as polygamy was practiced.

Salic francs (up to 509)

Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
Verig?	?	?	?	458 husband's death	?	Merovei
Bazina Thuringian	Bazin, King of Thuringia	438	?	481 husband's death	491	Childeric I
Evohilda (from Cologne)	? the Franco-Rena princess, presumably the mother of Theodoric I ) ^[1]	462	484	?	510	Clovis I
Clotilde of Burgundy	Chilperic II , King of the Burgundians	475	493	509 became the queen of all francs	545	Clovis I

Queens of all francs (509-511)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Clotilde of Burgundy	Chilperic II , King of the Burgundians	475	493	509 the ascent of her husband to the throne	November 27th 511 husband's death	545	Clovis I

Hlodvig I united all the small Frankish kingdoms, as well as most of Roman Gaul under his administration, conquering the possessions of the Soissons of the Roman commander Syagria and the Visigothic kingdom of Toulouse . He made his main residence in Paris , along with Soason , Reims , Metz and Orleans . After his death, the kingdom was divided between his four sons:

Queens of Souason (511–558)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Guntek Burgundy	Godomar II , King of the Burgundians	about 495 ^[2]	after 523	524/540 ^[2]		Hlotar i
	Radegunda Thuringian	Bertahar , King of Thuring	486-516	525/545 ^[2]	after 531 annulled	August 13, 586
	Ingunda Thuringian	Baderich , King of Thuring	490-510	526/550 ^[2]	? presumably 546 or later ^[2]
	Vuldetrada Langobard	Vakho , king of the Lombards ( Flyings )	521-542	555/559	555/61 given to wife of the Duke of Bavaria Garibald I on the advice of the bishops	? after 526 ^[2]
Became the queen of all francs

Queens of Paris (511–558)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Vultrogot	?	497	?	November 27th 511 the ascent of her husband to the throne	December 23rd 558 husband's death	566	Childebert I
Kingdom came under the control of Soison

Queens of Orleans (511–524)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Guntek Burgundy	Godomar II , King of the Burgundians	about 495	514 or 521		June 21 524 husband's death	532	Chladomer
Kingdom came under the control of Soison, Paris and Reims

Queens of Reims (511–555)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Esther Westgot	Alaric II , King of the Visigoths	488	511		?	521	Theodoric I
	Suavegoth Burgundy	Sigismund , the king of the Burgundians	495/96/504	516/7		534 husband's death	554	Theodoric I
	Wizigard of Langobard	Vakho , king of the Lombards	?	?	534 the ascent of her husband to the throne	?	?	Theodebert I
	Deotheria	descendant of the Gallo-Romans	?	?	?	548 husband's death	?	Theodebert I
	Vuldetrada Langobard	Vakho , king of the Lombards	531	?	548? the ascent of her husband to the throne	555? husband's death	572	Garibald I
Kingdom came under the control of Soison

Queens of all francs (558–561)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Arnegund Thuringian	Baderich , King of Thuring	515	?	558 the ascent of her husband to the throne	561 husband's death	573	Hlotar i
	Hongzin	?	?	?	558? the ascent of her husband to the throne	561? husband's death	?	Hlotar i

Queens of Neustria (Soison, 561-613)

Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
Audover	?	525?	549–558	561 the ascent of her husband to the throne	~ 567 annulled	october / november 580	Chilperic I
Galeswinta Westgotha	Atanagild King of the Visigoths	540	567		568
Fredegonde	539–553	?	568		September 584 husband's death - became queen regent	December 8, 597
Heldetruda	?	575/594	?	?	?	604/629	Hlotar II
Berthrud	Car II, Count Vermandois	582	? 613?		618/619
Sihilda	Brunulph II, Count of Ardennes	590	? 618?		627

Queens of Paris (561-567)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Ingoberg		519?	?	?	? annulled	589	Haribert I
	Merofleda	wool pile driver	?	after 561		?	?
	Markovayf	wool pile driver	?	after 561		?	up to 567
	Theodogilda	shepherd	?	after 561		?	567
The division of territories between Neustria, Burgundy and Australia

Queens of Burgundy (Orleans, 561–613)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Venerand	slave	?	?	?	?	?	Guntramn
	Markatruda	Magnahar, Frankish Duke	?	565?		566?
	Austrigilda	?	?	567		after 580
	Fileb	?	?	?	?	?	?	Childebert II
	Ermenberga Vestgotskaya	Vitterich , king of the Visigoths	?	606		607 annulled	?	Theodoric II
Merged with Australia in 612 and transferred to Neustria in 613.

Queens of Austrasia (Reims and Metz, 561-613)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Brunhilda Vestgotskaya	Atanagild King of the Visigoths	543?	567		December 575 husband's death	613	Sigebert I
	Fileb	?	?	?	?	?	?	Childebert II
	Bilihilda	Vitterich , king of the Visigoths	?	608		610		Theodebert II
	Theodehilda	?	?	?	?	?	?	Theodebert II
Attached to Burgundy in 612.

Queens of all francs (613–629)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Berthrud	Car II, Count Vermandois	582	? 613?		618/619		Hlotar II
	Sihilda	Brunulph II, Count of Ardennes	OK. 590	618		October 18, 629 husband's death	presumably 627	Hlotar II

Queens of Neustria and Burgundy (629-691)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Homatruda	?	598	628		629 annulled	after 630	Dagobert I
	Nantilda Saxon	?	OK. 610	OK. 629		January 19 639 husband's death	642
	Ragnetruda	?	610?	?	?	?	?
	Wolfegunda	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Berhilda	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Bathilda	Anglo-Saxon aristocrat	626 or 627	649		November 27th 655 or 658 husband's death	January 30th 680	Clovis II
	Amalthilda	?	?	?	?	?	?	Hlotar III
	Bilihilda of Australia	Sigebert III , King of Australia	654	668	673 invasion of Neustria and Burgundy	675		Childeric II
	Clotilde Heristalskaya	Ansegisel	650	675		679 became the queen of all francs	June 3, 699	Theodoric III
United with Australia in a single Frankish state.

Queens of Austrasia (623–679)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Homatruda	?	598	628		629 annulled	after 630	Dagobert I
	Nantilda Saxon	?	OK. 610	OK. 629		OK. 629 the kingdom is gone stepson	642
	Ragnetruda	?	610?	?	?	?	?
	Wolfegunda	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Berhilda	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Himnehilda Burgundy	?	?	647		?	?	Sigebert III
	Amalthilda	?	?	?	?	?	?	Hlotar III
	Bilihilda of Australia	Sigebert III , King of Australia	654	668	673 invasion of Neustria and Burgundy	675		Childeric II
	Clotilde Heristalskaya	Ansegisel	650	675		679 became the queen of all francs	June 3, 699	Theodoric III
Combined with Neustria and Burgundy in a single Frankish state.

Queens of Aquitaine (629–632)

Picture	Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
	Gisela Gascon ?	Amand Gascon	?	?	October 18, 629 the ascent of her husband to the throne	April 8, 632 husband's death	?	Kharbert II
	Fulbert ?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Kharbert II
The kingdom came under the control of Neustria and Burgundy in 632, and from that time the dukes were appointed to rule Aquitaine.

Queens of all francs (629–751)

Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
Homatruda	?	598	628		629 annulled	after 630	Dagobert I
Nantilda Saxon	?	OK. 610	OK. 629		OK. 629 the kingdom is divided	642
Ragnetruda	?	610?	?	?	?	?
Wolfegunda	?	?	?	?	?	?
Berhilda	?	?	?	?	?	?
Amalthilda	?	?	?	661 the ascent of her husband to the throne	662 husband loses australia	?	Hlotar III
Bilihilda of Australia	Sigebert III , King of Australia	654	668	673 the ascent of her husband to the throne	675		Childeric II
Clotilde Heristalskaya	Ansegisel	650	675	679 the ascent of her husband to the throne	691 husband's death	June 3, 699	Theodoric III
Edonna	In all likelihood, the fictitious name of the unknown is named after the wife of Hildebert III and mother of Dagobert III .						Childebert III
Tanahilda	? OK. 680 - approx. 696						Clovis IV
Clotilde de Sachs	?						Dagobert III
Hrotada	?						Chilperic II
Gisela	?	715	?	743 the ascent of her husband to the throne	751 husband's death	755	Childeric III

Carolingians (751–987)

Queens of Franks and Empresses of the West (751–843)

Name	Father	Date of Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Has ceased to be a consort	Death	Spouse
Bertrada Laon	Haribert , Count of Laon	710/27	740	November 751 as the sole queen consort francs	September 24th 768 husband's death	July 12, 783	Pipin I
Gerberg	?	?	?	September 24th 768 as co-queen consort francs	December 4th 771 husband's death	?	Carloman
Desiderata Langobard	Desiderius , king of the Lombards	?	770 as co-queen consort francs		771 marriage canceled	?	Carl I
Hildegarde from Wiensgau	Herold I of Wiensgau	758	771 as the sole queen consort francs 774 as Queen Consort of the Lombards 781 as a co-queen consort of the Lombards		April 30th 783
Fastrad Franconian	Radulf, Count Franconian	765	784 as the sole queen consort of francs and co-queen consort of the Lombards		October 10 794
Liutgard aleman	Liutfried II, Earl of Sungo	776	794 as the sole queen consort of francs and co-queen consort of the Lombards		4th of June 800
Irmengarde from Heespengau	Ingram, Count Heespengau	778	794/5	813 as empress of the West and queen consort francs	October 3, 818		Louis I
Judith the Bavarian	Welf I , Count Argangau	805	819 as empress of the West and queen consort francs		June 20, 840 husband's death	April 19/23 843	Louis I

After the Treaty of Verdun

The Frankish kingdom was divided according to the Treaty of Verdun in 843. Lothar I was allowed to retain the title of emperor and the kingdom of Italy, and he received the newly created Middle Frankish kingdom (future Lorraine): central, stretching from Italy to the North Sea, including the western part of Australia, Frisia, Alsace, Burgundy, Provence and Lombardy. Charles II the Bald received Aquitaine, where he was confronted by Pipin II, the son of Pepin I, as well as the West-Frankish Kingdom (modern France), the land to the west of the possession of Lothar. Louis II of Germany received Bavaria and the East-Frankish Kingdom (modern Germany), the land east of the territory of Lothair.

Thus, Irmentruda of Orleans (the first wife of Charles II) became the queen of West Francia, Emma of Bavaria (the wife of Louis II) became the queen of Eastern Francia, and Irmengard of Tours (the wife of Lottery I) became the queen of Middle Francia. The title of Queen of the Franks persisted throughout the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

Queens of Franks and Empresses of the West (843–98)

West Frankish Kingdom	Middle Frankish Kingdom		East Frankish Kingdom	Spouse
Irmentruda Orleans Queen of Aquitaine: 842-855 Queen of West Francia: 843—869	Irmengard Tours Queen of Italy: 818-844 Queen of Middle Franco: 843–851 Empress of the West: 821-851		Emma Bavarian Queen of Bavaria: 817-843 Queen of Eastern Francia: 843—876	Carl II Lothar I Louis II German
	Angelberg Parma Queen of Italy: 851–875 Empress of the West: 850–875	Teutberga Queen of Lorraine: 855–869		Carl II Louis II Italian Lothar II Louis II German
Richard of Provence Queen of West Francia: 870–877 Queen of Italy: 875-877 Empress of the West: 875-877		Emma Bavarian Queen of Bavaria: 817–843 Queen of Eastern Francia: 843–876		Carl II Louis II German
Adelaide Paris Queen of West Francia: 877–879		Liutgard Saxon Queen of Saxony: 879-882 Queen of Bavaria: 880-882 Queen of Eastern Francia: 880–882		Louis II Zaika Louis III
Richard of Swabian Empress of the West: 881–888 Queen of Eastern Francia: 882–887 Queen of West Francia: 884–888				Charles III Fat
Theodrada de Troyes Queen of West Francia: 888–898		Oh yeah Queen of Eastern Francia: 888–899 Queen of Italy: 896–899 Empress of the West: 896–899		Ed Arnulf
Frederun Queen of West Francia: 907-917		Kunigunda Shvabskaya Queen of Eastern Francia: 913-918 Duchess of Franconia: 913-918		Charles III Rustic Konrad I
Ogiva Wessex Queen of West Francia: 919-922		Matilda Westphalian Queen of Eastern Francia: 919-936 Duchess of Saxony: 912-936		Charles III Rustic Robert I Raul Henry I
Beatrice de Vermandois Queen of West Francia: 922-923
Emma French Queen of West Francia: 923-934
Gerberga Saxon Queen (West) Francois: 939-954		After the death of Henry, the last king of East Francia, the only remaining franconian kings were the rulers of Eastern Francia, which will become modern state of France.		Louis IV
Emma Italica Queen of the West Francia: 965-986				Lothar
Adelaide of Anjou Queen of Aquitaine: 980-982				Louis V

After the death of Louis V , the last king of the Franks from the house of the Carolingians, in 987, the Frankish titles were granted a house by Capetting , and their spouses had the title of Queen of the Franks until 1227. In the history they remained as queens of France .

Notes

↑ World Genealogy = ID: I6831 ( Neopr .) . RootsWeb . Ancestry.com . The appeal date is February 28, 2013. Archived March 1, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ Historical assumption, no information.

Literature

Hartmann M. Die Königin im frühen Mittelalter . - Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 2009. - S. 59-137. - ISBN 978-3-1701-8473-2 .

[1] World Genealogy = ID: I6831 ( Neopr .) . RootsWeb . Ancestry.com . The appeal date is February 28, 2013. Archived March 1, 2013.

[around-2] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ Historical assumption, no information.