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550 - 613 (63 years)
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Name |
Brunechilde |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
545 - 550 [1] |
- Father: Atanagildo, King of the Visigoths
Mother: Gosvinta [1]
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History |
birth to death |
- Brunechilde's name was also spelt Brunechildis, in Latin. [1]
- According to Gregory of Tours, she was "elegant in all she did, lovely to look at, chaste and decorous in her behaviour, wise in her generation and of good address." She converted from Arianism to Catholicism for her husband and brought a large dowry. [1]
- After her husband's death, King Chilperich, her brother-in-law, seized her treasure in Paris and banished her to Rouen. [1]
- After the death in 599 of her son, King Childebert II, she was regent for her grandson, King Theodebert. [1]
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Death |
613 |
Renève, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France [1] |
- She died from being tied by her hair, one arm, and a leg to the tail of an unbroken horse, being cut to shreds by the hooves as it ran. [1]
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Person ID |
I22755 |
Last Modified |
7 Dec 2019 |
Family 1 |
Sigebert I, King of the Franks , b. 535 d. Between Nov 575 and Dec 575 (Age 40 years) |
Marriage |
566/67 [1, 3] |
Age at Marriage |
She : ~ 17 years - He : ~ 32 years. |
Children |
From 567 to Abt 577 [1] |
1. Ingunde (c567-586)
2. Childebert II, King of the Franks (570-596)
3. Clodesinde (c575-____)
4. daughter |
Family ID |
F7732 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
9 Jul 2021 |
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Event Map |
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| Death - 613 - Renève, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S1508] anonymous. Franks, Merovingian Kings , (manuscript, 2007).
- [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.
- [S304] Wikipedia, Sigebert I.
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