Tomb of Fredegund or Fredegunda, 543-597, Queen

Tomb of Fredegund or Fredegunda, 543-597, Queen consort of Chilperic I, Merovingian Frankish king of Soissons. Mosaic of precious stones and brass on limestone in the Saint Denis Basilica, originally in the Abbey church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. Tombeau de Fredegonde. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir E l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel and Wurtz, Bossange, 1827

6th Century Ancient History Bossange Collection Des Costumes Collection Of Costumes Horace De Viel-castel Illumination Limestone Merovingian Dynasty Precious Stones Queen Consort Soissons Treuttel And Wurtz Weapons And Furniture

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