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Chrothildis

Chrothildis was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to king Theuderic III. After Theuderic III's death she was formally the nominal regent for her son Clovis IV during his minority from his succession in 691 until her own death in 692. However, in reality her brother, Pepin of Herstal, controlled government.

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Chrothildis (7th-century – 692 CE) (also called Clothild, Chrodhild, Clotilde)123 was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to king Theuderic III.4 After Theuderic III's death she was formally the nominal regent for her son Clovis IV during his minority from his succession in 691 (when he was nine) until her own death in 692.3 However, in reality her brother, Pepin of Herstal, controlled government.

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  2. Fouracre, Paul; Gerberding, Richard A. (1996). Late Merovingian France: History and Hagiography, 640-720. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-4791-6.
  3. Venning, Timothy (2017-10-12). A Chronology of Early Medieval Western Europe: 450–1066. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-58916-1.
  4. Christian Settipani, La Préhistoire des Capétiens : Première partie : Mérovingiens, Carolingiens et Robertiens, 1993, s. 114-115, ISBN 978-2-9501509-3-6