Merofleda (6th-century – fl. 561) was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to king
Charibert I
Charibert I (french: Caribert; la, Charibertus; 517 – December 567) was the Merovingian King of Paris, the second-eldest son of Chlothar I and his first wife Ingund. His elder brother Gunthar died sometime before their father's death. He sh ...
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[Christian Bouyer, Dictionnaire des Reines de France, Librairie Académique Perrin, 1992 ()]
She was the daughter of a craftsman, and the sister of
Marcovefa
Marcovefa (6th-century – fl. 561) was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to King Charibert I.Christian Bouyer, Dictionnaire des Reines de France, Librairie Académique Perrin, 1992 ()
Biography
She was the daughter of a wool carder from the ...
. The two sisters both married Charibert I, despite him already being married to
Ingoberga
Ingoberga (c. 520 – 589 in Tours) was a Frankish queen consort, the first wife of the Frankish king Charibert I.
Her own lineage has not been determined. Ingoberga and Charibert were the parents of Bertha of Kent, the later wife of king Æ ...
. He repudiated Ingoberga to marry the two sisters, which resulted in a scandal. He was eventually forced to divorce the sisters and take Ingoberga back.
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