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Also known as Theudelinde von Bayern, Queen Teodolinda, Teodolinda, Queen Theodelinda

Theodelinda, also spelled Theudelinde (c. 570 – 628 AD), was a queen of the Lombards through marriage to two successive Lombard kings, Authari and Agilulf. She later served as regent of the Kingdom of the Lombards during the minority of her son, Adaloald, and as co-regent after he came of age, from 616 to 626. For well over thirty years, she wielded considerable influence throughout the Lombard realm, which encompassed much of Italy between the Apennines and the Alps.

Key facts

Royalty.name
Theodelinda
Royalty.image
Theodelinda married Agilulf (detail).jpg
Royalty.caption
Theodelinda in a fresco by Zavattari
Royalty.succession
Queen consort of the Lombards
Royalty.reign
15 May 589 – 5 September 590May 591 – 616
Royalty.consort
yes
Royalty.birth_date
c. 570
Royalty.birth_place
Regensburg
Royalty.death_date
22 January 627/628
Royalty.death_place
Monza
Royalty.burial_place
Duomo of Monza
Royalty.spouse
AuthariAgilulf
Royalty.issue
AdaloaldGundeberga
Royalty.house
Agilolfings
Royalty.father
Garibald I of Bavaria
Royalty.mother
Waldrada

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • First marriage
  • Second marriage
  • Regent
  • Notes
  • References
  • Citations
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Theodelinda, also spelled Theudelinde (c. 570 – 628 AD), was a queen of the Lombards through marriage to two successive Lombard kings, Authari and Agilulf. She later served as regent of the Kingdom of the Lombards during the minority of her son, Adaloald, and as co-regent after he came of age, from 616 to 626. For well over thirty years, she wielded considerable influence throughout the Lombard realm, which encompassed much of Italy between the Apennines and the Alps.

==Life== She was the daughter of duke Garibald I of Bavaria and Waldrada. Born a Bavarian princess to King Garibald, Theodelinda's heritage included being descended on her mother's side from the previous Lombard king, Waco, whose family had ruled seven generations prior according tradition.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theodelinda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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