Murder of Queen Galswinth

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Illustration

Harrison W. Mark
by Eugène Philastre
published on 21 February 2023

Queen Galswinth, wife of King Chilperic I of Neustria (r. 561-584) is strangled in her bed by a servant, while Chilperic himself looks on. Painting probably by Eugène Philastre, 1846.

Museum of Soissons.

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Philastre, E. (2023, February 21). Murder of Queen Galswinth. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17080/murder-of-queen-galswinth/

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Philastre, Eugène. "Murder of Queen Galswinth." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 21, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17080/murder-of-queen-galswinth/.

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