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title: Radegund Is Presented to King Chlothar
author: Unknown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17066/radegund-is-presented-to-king-chlothar/
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updated: 2023-02-17
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# Radegund Is Presented to King Chlothar
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17066.jpg)
## Image Caption
Radegund, niece of the King of Thuringia, is brought before King [Chlothar I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chlothar_I/) (r. 511-561), ruler of the Frankish kingdom of Soissons. Chlothar would take Radegund back to Soissons as his spoil of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/), and would later make her one of his wives. Illustration by an unknown artist from an 11th-century manuscript.
Municipial Library of Poitiers.
## Cite This Work
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radegonde_men%C3%A9e_aupr%C3%A8s_de_Clotaire.jpg) by [**Unknown**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radegonde_men%C3%A9e_aupr%C3%A8s_de_Clotaire.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 17 February 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.