Frederuna
Frederuna (or Frederonne, Fridarun; French: Frédérune or Frérone; 887–917) was the queen consort of France by marriage to King Charles III of France.
| Frederuna von Sachsen | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of France | |
| Tenure | 907–917 |
| Born | 887 Goslar, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Died | 917 (aged 29–30) Lorraine |
| Spouse | Charles III of France (m. 907) |
| Issue | Gisela Frederuna Adelais Rotrude Hildegarde Ermentrude |
| Father | Dietrich Theodoric von Ringelheim |
| Mother | Gisela of Lotharingia |
She was born in Goslar, Hanover to Dietrich Theodorich von Ringelheim, Duke of Saxony and his wife Gisela of Lotharingia. She was the half-sister of Matilda of Ringelheim, who married Henry the Fowler, King of East Francia, Amalrada, Bia, and a brother, 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.[3] She bore Charles six daughters: Ermentrude, Gisela, Frederuna, Adelais, Rotrude and Hildegarde.[4] Frederuna died in 917[5] and she was succeeded as queen consort by Eadgifu of England, a daughter of Edward the Elder in 919.[6]
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