Frederonne
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Frederuna ( or ) (887–917) was the sister of Beuve II, the Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne, and the first wife of King Charles III of France
, 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
.
Charles the Simple
Charles III , called the Simple or the Straightforward , was the undisputed King of France from 898 until 922 and the King of Lotharingia from 911 until 919/23...
, 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
Eadgifu of England
Eadgifu or Edgifu, also known as Edgiva or Ogive was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd. She was born in Wessex.- Marriage to the French King :...
, a daughter of Edward the Elder
Edward the Elder
Edward the Elder was an English king. He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court was at Winchester, previously the capital of Wessex...
of Mercia
Mercia
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the English Midlands...
.