Theudelinde of Bavaria, Queen of the Lombards
- Born: 546, Metz, Moselle, France
- Marriage: Agilulf King of the Lombards in 591
- Died: 625 at age 79
Another name for Theudelinde was Theodelinda.
Research Notes:
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #105707 (submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) has b. abt 546 in Metz., d. 625
From Wikipedia - Theodelinda :
Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards , (c. 570 - 628 ) was the daughter of duke Garibald I of Bavaria . She was married first in 588 to Authari , king of the Lombards, son of king Cleph . Authari died in 590 . Theodelinda was allowed to pick Agilulf as her next husband and Authari's successor in 591 . She thereafter exerted much influence in restoring Nicene Christianity (the mainstream, in 1054 split by the East-West Schism in Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy ) to a position of primacy in Italy against its rival, Arian Christianity . After the conversion of Authari to the Catholic faith, she started building churches in Lombardy and Tuscany , among them the cathedral of Monza and the first Baptistery of Florence. They were all dedicated to Saint John the Baptist . The famous treasure of Monza contains the Iron Crown of Lombardy and the theca persica, enclosing a text from the Gospel of John , sent by Pope Gregory I (590-604) to her for her son Adaloald . Another of the gifts of this pope to the Lombard queen was a cruciform encolpion (reliquary) containing a portion of the True Cross .
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Theudelinde married Agilulf King of the Lombards, son of Ansvald of Turin and Unknown, in 591. (Agilulf King of the Lombards was born in 547 in Italy and died in 616.)
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