Audovera

Audovera (c. 533–580) was the first wife or mistress of Chilperic I, king of Neustria.

They had five children.

Some time before 567, Audovera and Fredegund - then a servant of Audovera, but later to become another wife of Chilperic - prepared for the baptism of Childesinda while Chilperic was away. Fredegund learnt that it was forbidden for a mother to receive her own child in her arms following a baptism, due to a canon law forbidding marriage between parents and godparents. Fredegund arranged the events of the baptism such that Audovera unknowingly broke this taboo. On Chilperic's return, Fredegund informed him of what Audovera had done. Chilperic committed Audovera to a convent in a rage. Fredegund later had her murdered in 580 to coincide with the assassination of Clovis and the exile of Basina.