| Galswintha | |
|---|---|
 The strangling of Galswintha by Chilperic I | |
| Queen consort of Neustria (Soissons) | |
| Reign | 567 - 568 |
| Born | 540 |
| Died | 568 (aged 27–28) |
| Spouse | Chilperic I |
| Father | Athanagild |
| Mother | Goiswintha |
| Religion | Arianism |
Galswintha (540–568) was a queen consort of Neustria. She was the daughter of Athanagild, Visigothic king of Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal), and Goiswintha. Galswintha was the sister of Brunhilda—queen consort of Austrasia—and the wife of Chilperic I, the Merovingian king of Neustria. Galswintha was probably murdered at the urging of Chilperic's former concubine Fredegund (and then later wife), instigating a 40-year civil war within the Merovingian kingdom.