--- title: King Chilperic Murders his Wife Galswinth author: Unknown Artist source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17081/king-chilperic-murders-his-wife-galswinth/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 2023-02-21 --- # King Chilperic Murders his Wife Galswinth _Authored by Unknown Artist_ ## Image File [![King Chilperic Murders his Wife Galswinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17081.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17081.jpg) ## Image Caption [Chilperic I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chilperic_I/) (r. 561-584) strangles his wife, Queen Galswinth, in her bed. Illustration from the *Grandes Chroniques de France*, between 1375-1380. National Library of France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/). ## Cite This Work ### APA Artist, U. (2023, February 21). King Chilperic Murders his Wife Galswinth. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Artist, Unknown. "King Chilperic Murders his Wife Galswinth." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 21, 2023. . ### MLA Artist, Unknown. "King Chilperic Murders his Wife Galswinth." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Feb 2023, . ## License & Copyright [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galswinthe_%26_Chilperic00.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galswinthe_%26_Chilperic00.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 21 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.