Richilde of Provence

Richilde of Provence
Richilde of Provence in an illumination from a manuscript of the Grandes Chroniques de France. 14th–15th century National Library of France, Department of Manuscripts, French 73, folio 163
Empress of the Carolingian Empire
Tenure29 December 875 – 6 October 877
PredecessorEngelberga
SuccessorRichardis of Swabia
Queen of West Francia
Tenurec. 870 – 6 October 877
PredecessorErmentrude of Orleans
SuccessorAdelaide of Paris
Bornc. 845
Died2 June 910 (aged 64–65)
SpouseCharles the Bald
IssueRothilde
HouseBivinids
FatherBivin of Gorze

Richilde of Provence (c. 845 – 2 June 910, Kingdom of Lower Burgundy) (also Richildis)[1] was the second wife of the Frankish emperor Charles the Bald.[2] By her marriage, she became queen and later empress. She ruled as regent in 877.

  1. ^ Carroll, JaneL (5 July 2017). "Saints, Sinners, and Sisters ": Gender and Northern Art in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-55027-7.
  2. ^ Pierre Riche, The Carolingians: The Family who forged Europe, transl. Michael Idomir Allen (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983), 198.