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     Chlotilde/Chrothieldis (?) was born between 502 and 511.³ She married Amalaric (?) King of the Visigoths, son of Alaric II (?) King of the Visigoths and Theodegotha (?), in 517
; Williams says m. 511.^1,4
Chlotilde/Chrothieldis (?) died in 531.^1,5,3
Chlotilde/Chrothieldis (?) was buried in 531 at Basilique Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France (now); From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     531
     Clotilde died in 531, she was the daughter of King Clovis I of the Franks and Queen Clotilde. In 511 she was married to the King Amalaric of the Visigoths. Clotilde was a Catholic, while Amalaric and his fellow-Visigoths were Arians. Clotilde refused to adopt her husband's religious practices and complained to her kin that she was persecuted for her faith. At one point she was beaten until she bled; she sent to her brother Childebert I, king of Paris a towel stained with her own blood. This led to war in 531 between her brother, King Childebert I, and her husband. Amalaric was defeated and Clotilde returned to France with the Frankish army, but died on the journey and was buried beside her father in Paris
     Family Members
     Parents
      Clovis I 465–511
      Saint Clotilde
     Siblings
      King Chlodomer of Orléans 495–524
      King Childebert I 496–558
      Clothaire I 497–561
     BURIAL     Saint Denis Basilique, Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
     Created by: Mad
     Added: 26 May 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial 90773118.⁵
      ; Chlotilde, +531; m.517 King Amalarich of Wisigoths (+531.)¹ Chlotilde/Chrothieldis (?) was also known as Chrodechildis.⁴

     Amalaric (?) King of the Visigoths married Chlotilde/Chrothieldis (?), daughter of Clovis I 'the Great' (?) King of the Franks and Saint Clotilde/Chrotechilde (?) of Burgundy, in 517
; Williams says m. 511.^1,2
Amalaric (?) King of the Visigoths died in 531.^1,2
      ; The other Theodegotha is, however, very much a real person. She was a daughter of Theoderic by his unknown first wife and was married to Alaric II, King of the Visigoths (Patrick Amory, _People and Identity in Ostrogothic Italy, 489-554_ [Cambridge: The University Press, 1997], 455). Their son King Amalaric married, in 511, Chrodechildis (d. 531), daughter of Clovis I, King of the Franks, by his second wife, also named Chrodechildis, daughter of Chilperic II, King of the Burgundians (Christian Settipani, _La Prehistoire des Capetiens, 481-987, Premiere Partie_ [Villeneuve d'Ascq, 1993], tableau 1).²

      ; a nun.¹

     Theodebert/Thibert (?) was born between 548 and 551.²
Theodebert/Thibert (?) died in 573.^1,2

     Clovis/Chlodovech (?) was born circa 555.¹
Clovis/Chlodovech (?) died in 580; murdered.^1,2

      ; a nun at Abbaye St.Croix de Poitiers.¹

     Shildeswindia/Childesinte (?) was born in 567.²

     Chlodebert (?) was born circa 565.¹
Chlodebert (?) died in 580 at Soissons St Médard 580, France (now).^1,2

     Samson (?) was born in 575.¹
Samson (?) died in 577.^1,2

     Dagobert (?) died in 580.^1,2 He was born in 580.^1,2

     Theoderich/Thierry (?) was born in 582.¹
Theoderich/Thierry (?) died in 584.¹

     Rigonte/Rigundis (?) was born in 569.² She and Rekkared I (?) King of the Visigoths were engaged in 584.²

     Sichildis/Sichilda (?) married Clothaire/Chlothachar II "Le Jeune, Le Grand" (?) King of the Franks, son of Chilperic I (?) King of Soissons and Paris and Fredegonde (?), in 618
;
His 3rd wife.^3,4,2,5
Sichildis/Sichilda (?) died in 627.⁶
     ; Per Genealogy.EU (Merovingians 2): “[3m.] Chlothar II "Le Jeune, Le Grand" (Chlothachar II), *18.10.584, +4.1./18.10.629, King of Soissons (584), Paris (613-629), Orléans (613-629), Metz (613-623), Bourgogne (613-629); 1m: Hadeltrude N (+604); 2m: Beretrude/Bertrude (*Neustrie ?, +620); 3m: 618 Sichilde N, sister of Gometrude, wife of King Dagobert I of Metz (Austrasie) and Paris (Neustrie)”.³
; Per Med Lands:
     "CHLOTHACHAR [Clotaire], son of CHILPERICH I King of the Franks & his third wife Frédégonde (Spring 584-[18] Oct 629, bur Paris Church of St Vincent[353]). Gregory of Tours records the birth of a son to King Chilperich[354], dated to early 584 from the context, although in a later passage in which he names him Clotaire he records that he was four months old when his father died[355]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records the birth of "Chlotharium [filius Chilperici]" around the same time as the death of his older brother Theoderich[356]. He succeeded his father in 584 as CLOTAIRE II King of the Franks, under the regency of his mother Queen Frédégonde. He was defeated by his cousins, the brothers King Theodebert II and King Theoderich II, in 600 on the banks of the river Orvanne near Dormelles, after which he agreed terms under which he held only twelve cantons between the Seine, the Oise and the sea[357]. After the defeat of King Theodebert II in 612, and death of King Theoderich II in 613, the Austrasian nobility invited King Clotaire to lead their rebellion against Queen Brunechilde. After the capture, torture and murder of the queen, Clotaire was recognised as sole King of the Franks. In 623, he was obliged to accede to the request of the Austrasians for their own king and installed his son Dagobert as King of Austrasia.
     "[m [firstly] ADALTRUDIS, daughter of --- (-bur Rouen Saint-Pierre). "Hlotharii rege Francorum…duæ uxores reginæ…Haldetrudis…et Bertetrudis" were buried in "basilica sancti Petri apostolic Rothomacum"[358]. The editor of the compilation in which this text is reproduced suggests that "Haldetrudis" is in fact an error for a variation of "Waldrada", the widow of King Theodebald who reportedly married King Clotaire I, not King Clotaire II, as his fifth wife. This first marriage of King Clotaire II is dubious. If it is correct that Merovech was the son of King Clotaire II (which is uncertain, see below), the estimated birth date of King Clotaire's known son Dagobert (in [610/11]) suggests that his older brother (reportedly active in 604) must have been born from an earlier union, although it is possible that his mother was the king's concubine rather than his wife.]
     "m [firstly/secondly] BERETRUDIS [Bertrada or Berthe], daughter of --- (-[618/19], bur Rouen Saint-Pierre). The Gesta Dagoberti names "Bertedrude regina" as wife of "Chlotharius filius Chilperici" and mother of King Dagobert[359]. Fredegar names "Erchynoaldus…consanguineus…de genetricis Dagoberti" as maior domus in Neustria after the death of Aega[360], although the exact relationship between Erchinoald and Beretrudis is not known. Settipani suggests[361] that she may have been the daughter of Richomer, patricius of Burgundy & his wife Garitrudis, maternal grandparents of Erchinoald. Fredegar records that "Bertetrudis regina" died in the 35th year of the reign of King Clotaire II[362], although there must be some doubt about the dating in light of the birth of Chilperich, son of King Clotaire's son by his marriage to Sichildis (see below). "Hlotharii rege Francorum…duæ uxores reginæ…Haldetrudis…et Bertetrudis" were buried in "basilica sancti Petri apostolic Rothomacum"[363].
     "m [secondly/thirdly] ([618/19]) SICHILDIS, sister of GOMATRUDIS[364], daughter of ---. The Gesta Dagoberti records that, after the death of "Bertedrude regina", her husband married "Sichildem"[365]. The Gesta Dagoberti names "Brunulfus…frater Sichildis reginæ"[366]. According to Fredegar, her husband accused her of "misconduct" with Boso of Etampes, son of Audolenus, whom the king ordered killed by Duke Arnebert[367]."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.⁵

; This is the same person as:
”Sichilde” at Wikipedia and as
”Sichilde” at Wikipédia (Fr.)^7,6

; Sichilde N, sister of Gometrude, wife of King Dagobert I of Metz (Austrasie) and Paris (Neustrie.)³

     Merovech (?) was born circa 599.²
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.¹ He was living in 604.¹

     Gomatrudis/Gometrude (?) Queen of the Franks married Dagobert I (?) King of Austraisa, King of the Franks, son of Clothaire/Chlothachar II "Le Jeune, Le Grand" (?) King of the Franks and Beretrudis/Beretrude (?) de Bourgogne, in 626
;
His 1st/2nd wife. Med Lands says m. Clichy or Reuilly 626, repudiated [629/30]; Geneagraphie says m. 625.^3,4,5,2,6 Gomatrudis/Gometrude (?) Queen of the Franks and Dagobert I (?) King of Austraisa, King of the Franks were divorced between 629 and 630.²
      ; Per Genealogy.EU (Merovingians 2): “B2. [2m.] Dagobert I, *606, +XI.639, bur Saint-Denis, King of Austrasia (629-634), Paris, Orléans, Bourgogne, Soissons and all the Land of Franks (629-639), King of Aquitaine (631-639); 1m: 626 Gometrude (reputiated); 2m: 629 Nantilde N (+642); 3m: 630 Ragnetrude N”.⁷

; Per Med Lands:
     "DAGOBERT, son of CLOTAIRE II King of the Franks & his second wife Beretrudis [Bertrada or Berthe] ([610/11-Saint-Denis 19 Jan 639, bur église abbatiale de Saint-Denis). The Gesta Dagoberti names "Dagobertus" as son of "Chlotharius filius Chilperici…ex Bertedrude regina"[382]. His father appointed him as DAGOBERT I King of the Franks in Austrasia in 623, under pressure from the Austrasian aristocracy to have their own king. He was educated by Pépin de Landen, maior domus in Austrasia, and Arnoul Bishop of Metz. He succeeded his father in 629, was able to confine the government of his half-brother to the south-west of France, and even acquired this land on his half-brother's death in 631, establishing himself as sole king of the Franks based in Paris. Under pressure once again from the Austrasians for their own king, Dagobert appointed his son Sigebert to rule as king of Austrasia at Metz in [633/34]. Bede records that Æthelberg Queen of Northumbria sent her two children "in Galliam" to her friend "regi Daegberecto" after she fled to France following the death of her husband King Eadwine in battle in 633[383]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records the death of "rex Daygobertus" from a fever at "Spinogilo villa in paygo Parisiacense urbis" and his burial "in basilica beati Dionisii martyris"[384]. The necrology of the abbey of Saint-Denis records the death "XIV Kal Feb" of "Dagoberti regis Francorum, ecclesie Beati Dyonisii incliti fundatoris"[385]. Fredegar records his death from dysentery in the 16th year of his reign and his burial place[386].
     "m firstly (Clichy or Reuilly 626, repudiated [629/30]) GOMATRUDIS, sister of Queen SICHILDIS[387], daughter of ---. Fredegar records the marriage in Clichy of "germanam Sichieldæ regini nomen Gometrudæ" in the 42nd year of the reign of King Clotaire II, in a later passage reording that they marriage took place in Reuilly[388]. The Gesta Dagoberti records the marriage of King Dagobert to "germanam Sichildis reginæ Gomatrudem" in the 42nd year of the reign of his father[389]. According to Fredegar, her husband left her at Reuilly where he had married her[390]. The Gesta Dagoberti records that King Dagobert left Gomatrudis at "Romiliaco villa" because she was sterile[391].
     "m secondly ([629/30]) NANTECHILDIS, sister of LANDEGISEL, landowner in Limousin, daughter of --- (-[645]). According to Fredegar, Nantechildis was "a maiden of the bed-chamber" whom the king made queen[392]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "regina sua [=Dagoberti rex] Nanthilde de genere Saxonorum"[393]. The Gesta Dagoberti records the death of "germanus Nanthildis regina…Landegiselus" and his burial at Saint-Denis[394]. According to Fredegar, the king on his deathbed commended "his Queen Nantechildis and Clovis his son" to Aega[395]. She acted as regent for her son jointly with maior domus Aega[396]. After the death of the latter, Queen Nantechildis retained control. "Chlodovius rex Francorum" names "genitoris nostri Dagobercthi regis…genetrix nostra domna Nantechilda", the latter also subscribing the document, in his donation of property to the abbey of St Denis dated to [645][397]. Fredegar records that she appointed Flaochad as maior domus in Burgundy, and died later the same year[398].
     "[m] thirdly (polygamously) WULFEGUNDIS, daughter of ---. "Vulfefundis" is named as one of the three queens of King Dagobert by Fredegar who says the king "surrendered himself to limitless debauchery, having three queens and mistresses beyond number"[399]. This implies that the king's third and fourth marriages were polygamous, which is apparently confirmed by Queen Nantechildis still being queen when Dagobert died[400].
     "m fourthly (polygamously) BERTECHILDIS, daughter of ---. "Berchildis" is named as one of the three queens of King Dagobert by Fredegar[401].
     "Mistress (1): (630) RAGINTRUDIS, daughter of ---. Fredegar records the marriage of King Dagobert in the eighth year of his reign to "puella nomen Ragnetrudæ" and the birth of "filium…Sigybertum" in the same year[402]. "
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.⁸

     Nantechildis/Nantilda (?) Queen of the Franks married Dagobert I (?) King of Austraisa, King of the Franks, son of Clothaire/Chlothachar II "Le Jeune, Le Grand" (?) King of the Franks and Beretrudis/Beretrude (?) de Bourgogne, in 631
;
His 2nd/3rd wife.^1,4,5,2,6
Nantechildis/Nantilda (?) Queen of the Franks died in 645.²
Nantechildis/Nantilda (?) Queen of the Franks was buried in 645 at Basilique Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown, Austria
     DEATH     unknown, Dijon, Departement de la Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France
     Nanthild was the third of many wives of Dagobert I, king of the Franks (629-639). She was of Saxon lineage, born about 608 or 610. The Lexikon des Mittelalters calls her ein Mädchen aus dem Dienstpersonal ("a maiden of the royal [ Austrasian ] household"). Her elevation to consort may have given importance to her relatives: her brother Lanthegisel was an important landowner in the Limousin and a relation of Aldegisel. Dagobert set aside his wife Gomatrud to marry her, ca. 629; to her was born Clovis II, second eldest of Dagobert's surviving sons and the one who succeeded him in Neustria and Burgundy. After Dagobert's death in January 639, she was initially regent for her son, accompanied by Aega, mayor of the Neustrian palace and an opponent of the powerful contingent of nobles headed by Burgundofaro whose seat was at Meaux.
     In the interest of reducing noble Burgundian independence of the Merovingian palace, she married her niece Ragnoberta to the Frank Flaochad and had the magnates and bishops of the realm of Burgundy acclaim him mayor of the palace at Orléans in 642. Soon she died at Landry in what was then Burgundy, where she had long resided; her body was translated to the Saint Denis Basilica. Her untimely death allowed her son to fall under the influence of the nobility, who abhorred a strong royal hand.
     Family Members
     Spouse
          King Dagobert I 603–639
     Children
      King Clovis II 635–657
     BURIAL     Saint Denis Basilique, Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
     Maintained by: Mad
     Originally Created by: L. C. B.
     Added: 8 Jan 2011
     Find a Grave Memorial 63918860.⁷
     ; Per Genealogy.EU (Merovingians 2): “B2. [2m.] Dagobert I, *606, +XI.639, bur Saint-Denis, King of Austrasia (629-634), Paris, Orléans, Bourgogne, Soissons and all the Land of Franks (629-639), King of Aquitaine (631-639); 1m: 626 Gometrude (reputiated); 2m: 629 Nantilde N (+642); 3m: 630 Ragnetrude N”.⁸
; Per Med Lands:
     "DAGOBERT, son of CLOTAIRE II King of the Franks & his second wife Beretrudis [Bertrada or Berthe] ([610/11-Saint-Denis 19 Jan 639, bur église abbatiale de Saint-Denis). The Gesta Dagoberti names "Dagobertus" as son of "Chlotharius filius Chilperici…ex Bertedrude regina"[382]. His father appointed him as DAGOBERT I King of the Franks in Austrasia in 623, under pressure from the Austrasian aristocracy to have their own king. He was educated by Pépin de Landen, maior domus in Austrasia, and Arnoul Bishop of Metz. He succeeded his father in 629, was able to confine the government of his half-brother to the south-west of France, and even acquired this land on his half-brother's death in 631, establishing himself as sole king of the Franks based in Paris. Under pressure once again from the Austrasians for their own king, Dagobert appointed his son Sigebert to rule as king of Austrasia at Metz in [633/34]. Bede records that Æthelberg Queen of Northumbria sent her two children "in Galliam" to her friend "regi Daegberecto" after she fled to France following the death of her husband King Eadwine in battle in 633[383]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records the death of "rex Daygobertus" from a fever at "Spinogilo villa in paygo Parisiacense urbis" and his burial "in basilica beati Dionisii martyris"[384]. The necrology of the abbey of Saint-Denis records the death "XIV Kal Feb" of "Dagoberti regis Francorum, ecclesie Beati Dyonisii incliti fundatoris"[385]. Fredegar records his death from dysentery in the 16th year of his reign and his burial place[386].
     "m firstly (Clichy or Reuilly 626, repudiated [629/30]) GOMATRUDIS, sister of Queen SICHILDIS[387], daughter of ---. Fredegar records the marriage in Clichy of "germanam Sichieldæ regini nomen Gometrudæ" in the 42nd year of the reign of King Clotaire II, in a later passage reording that they marriage took place in Reuilly[388]. The Gesta Dagoberti records the marriage of King Dagobert to "germanam Sichildis reginæ Gomatrudem" in the 42nd year of the reign of his father[389]. According to Fredegar, her husband left her at Reuilly where he had married her[390]. The Gesta Dagoberti records that King Dagobert left Gomatrudis at "Romiliaco villa" because she was sterile[391].
     "m secondly ([629/30]) NANTECHILDIS, sister of LANDEGISEL, landowner in Limousin, daughter of --- (-[645]). According to Fredegar, Nantechildis was "a maiden of the bed-chamber" whom the king made queen[392]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "regina sua [=Dagoberti rex] Nanthilde de genere Saxonorum"[393]. The Gesta Dagoberti records the death of "germanus Nanthildis regina…Landegiselus" and his burial at Saint-Denis[394]. According to Fredegar, the king on his deathbed commended "his Queen Nantechildis and Clovis his son" to Aega[395]. She acted as regent for her son jointly with maior domus Aega[396]. After the death of the latter, Queen Nantechildis retained control. "Chlodovius rex Francorum" names "genitoris nostri Dagobercthi regis…genetrix nostra domna Nantechilda", the latter also subscribing the document, in his donation of property to the abbey of St Denis dated to [645][397]. Fredegar records that she appointed Flaochad as maior domus in Burgundy, and died later the same year[398].
     "[m] thirdly (polygamously) WULFEGUNDIS, daughter of ---. "Vulfefundis" is named as one of the three queens of King Dagobert by Fredegar who says the king "surrendered himself to limitless debauchery, having three queens and mistresses beyond number"[399]. This implies that the king's third and fourth marriages were polygamous, which is apparently confirmed by Queen Nantechildis still being queen when Dagobert died[400].
     "m fourthly (polygamously) BERTECHILDIS, daughter of ---. "Berchildis" is named as one of the three queens of King Dagobert by Fredegar[401].
     "Mistress (1): (630) RAGINTRUDIS, daughter of ---. Fredegar records the marriage of King Dagobert in the eighth year of his reign to "puella nomen Ragnetrudæ" and the birth of "filium…Sigybertum" in the same year[402]. "
Med Lands cites:

; This is the same person as:
”Nanthild” at Wikipedia and as
”Nantilde” at Wikipédia (Fr.)^3,9

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.¹⁰ GAV-37.

     Chilperich (?) King of Aquitaine died after 631.¹

     Hymnegilde/Immichilde (?) married Saint Sigebert III (?) King of Austrasia, son of Dagobert I (?) King of Austraisa, King of the Franks and Ragnetrude (?) des Ardennes, in 633.^1,3,2

Hymnegilde/Immichilde (?) died after 656.²
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.¹

     Bilchilde/Bilihilde/Blitilde (?) married Childerich III (?) King the Franks, son of Clovis/Chlodovech II "le Fainéant" (?) King of Neustria and Burgundy and Saint Bathilde (?) Queen of the Franks, circa 668.^1,3,2

Bilchilde/Bilihilde/Blitilde (?) died in 675; murdered.¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.¹

     Mechtilde (?) married Dagobert II (?) King of Austrasia, son of Saint Sigebert III (?) King of Austrasia and Hymnegilde/Immichilde (?).^1,3,2

Mechtilde (?) died in 670.¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.²

     Saint Irmine (?) died circa 726.¹
     ; Per Med Lands:
     "KONSTANTIN ROGER FRIEDRICH von Staufen, son of Emperor HEINRICH VI & his wife Constance of Sicily (Iesi, Ancona 26 Dec 1194-Castel Fiorentino near Lucera, Foggia, 13 Dec 1250, bur 25 Feb 1251 Palermo Cathedral). He was elected as king of Germany at Wurzburg 25 Dec 1196. He succeeded his father in 1197 as FEDERIGO I King of Sicily, under the regency of his mother, crowned 17 May 1198 at Palermo cathedral. He declared himself of age 26 Dec 1208. Emperor Otto IV invaded Naples, became master of continental Sicily by 1211 and was preparing to invade the island of Sicily with Pisan support, when Friedrich was again elected as FRIEDRICH II King of Germany 5 Dec 1212 at Frankfurt-am-Main, crowned at Mainz 9 Dec 1212 and at Aachen 25 Jul 1215. He was crowned as Emperor FRIEDRICH II in Rome 22 Nov 1220. He declared himself FRIEDRICH King of Jerusalem at Brindisi 9 Nov 1225. He replaced Eudes de Montbéliard as regent of Jerusalem by Thomas of Aquino Count of Acerra in 1226[627]. He sailed from Brindisi 8 Sep 1227 for Jerusalem but fell ill at Otranto, where Ludwig IV Landgraf of Thuringia had been put ashore due to sickness, and postponed his journey while recuperating[628]. He embarked again at Brindisi 28 Jun 1228, although his second wife had meanwhile died which put in doubt his right to the kingdom of Jerusalem, and landed in Cyprus in Jul 1228[629]. He left Cyprus for Acre 3 Sep 1228, and after lengthy negotiations signed a ten year peace treaty with Sultan al-Kamil 18 Feb 1229 under which the city of Jerusalem was returned to the kingdom of Jerusalem[630]. He made his ceremonial entry to Jerusalem 17 Mar 1229, and crowned himself king the next day in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, before sailing back to Europe from Acre 1 May 1229 after appointing Eudes de Montbéliard as Constable of Jerusalem and Balian of Sidon and Garnier the German as baillies. He landed at Brindisi 10 Jun 1229[631]. Friedrich was excommunicated and deposed as emperor 17 Jul 1245 by Pope Innocent IV. He died from dysentery. His death is recorded by Matthew Paris, who specifies the date but not the place and gives details of his testament[632]. The Historia Sicula of Bartolomeo di Neocastro records the death in Dec 1250 "in festo beate Lucie virginis" of "dominus Fridericus secundus…Romanorum…imperator" and his burial "in majori ecclesia Panormitana"[633].
     "m firstly (Messina 5 or 15 Aug 1209 or Palermo 19 Aug 1209) as her second husband, Infanta doña CONSTANZA de Aragón, widow of IMRE King of Hungary, daughter of don ALFONSO II “el Casto” King of Aragon & his wife Infanta doña Sancha de Castilla (1179-Catania 23 Jun 1222, bur Palermo Cathedral). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Constantia regina" as wife of "Hemericus filius [regis Hungarie Bela]", specifying that she later married "Frederico imperatori"[634]. The Crónica de San Juan de la Peña records that Pedro II King of Aragon arranged the marriage of his sister Constanza to "Fredrico Rey de Sicilia"[635]. The Historia Sicula of Bartolomeo di Neocastro names "Constancia soror…Iacobi regis Aragonum" as the first wife of "dominus Fridericus secundus…Romanorum…imperator"[636]. The Continuatio Admuntensis records that she took her son to Vienna and that, after his death, Leopold Duke of Austria arranged her repatriation to "fratri suo Hyspaniarum regi"[637]. The Ryccardus de Sancti Germano Chronica records the marriage in 1209 of "Fredericus rex Sicilie" and "Constantiam sororem regis Arragonum"[638]. The Continuatio Claustroneoburgensis records the marriage of "Fridericus rex Apulie" and "filiam regis Arragonis, relictam regis Ungarie"[639]. She was named regent of Sicily by her husband in 1212 during his absence in Germany, until 1220. She was crowned as empress at Rome with her husband 22 Nov 1220[640]. The monk Conrad´s Brevis Chronica records the death "apud Cataniam" in 1222 of "domina Constantia imperatrix…prima uxor Frederici imperatoris"[641].
     "m secondly (by proxy Acre Aug 1225, Brindisi Cathedral 9 Nov 1225) ISABELLE [Yolande] de Brienne Queen of Jerusalem, daughter of JEAN de Brienne King of Jerusalem & his first wife Maria di Monferrato Queen of Jerusalem (1211-Andria, Bari 25 Apr or 5 May 1228, bur Bari cathedral). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "rex Iohannes filiam suam Ysabel", records her marriage to "imperatori Frederici" and specifies that her husband thereby became king of Jerusalem[642]. According to Runciman[643], she was named Yolande in "western chronicles" but these have not yet been identified. The monk Conrad´s Brevis Chronica records the marriage in 1225 of "imperator" and "filiam regis Joannis…Isabellam" as his second wife, her death in 1227, and the birth of "Rex Conradus filius eius"[644]. She was crowned ISABELLE Queen of Jerusalem at Tyre days after her marriage by proxy, and sailed from Acre in [Aug/Sep] 1225 for her marriage[645]. After her marriage, her husband kept her secluded in his harem at Palermo[646]. She died in childbirth.
     "m thirdly (Betrothed London Feb 1235, Worms Cathedral 15 or 20 Jul 1235) ISABELLA of England, daughter of JOHN King of England & his second wife Isabelle Ctss d'Angoulême (1214-Foggia near Naples 1 Dec 1241, bur Bari). Matthew Paris records her marriage, specifying that she was the sister of King Henry III[647]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “Fredericus imperator Alemanniæ” married “Ysabellam filiam Johannis regis Angliæ” in 1235, her dowry being 30,000 marcs of silver[648]. The Annales Erphordenses record the marriage "1235 XVII Kal Aug" at Worms of "sororem Regis Anglie" and the emperor[649]. Her marriage was arranged by her future husband to drive a wedge between England and the Welf faction in Germany, who were long time allies[650]. She was granted the castle of Monte Sant'Angelo by her husband on her marriage, and was crowned empress 20 Jul 1235 at Worms Cathedral. After her marriage, her husband confined her to one of his castles in Sicily where she was guarded by eunuchs. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1241 of "Isabella imperatrix, soror regis Angliæ"[651]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death “circa festum sancti Nicholai” in 1241 of “Johanna imperatrix” and her burial “apud Barensem urbem”[652]. She died in childbirth[653].
     "Mistress (1): --- . The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum refers to the mother of "Fredericus" as "nobili comitissa quo in regno Sicilie erat heres"[654] but Emperor Friedrich's first mistress has not been identified more precisely.
     "Mistress (2): [ADELHEID von Urslingen, daughter of ---]. William of Tyre (Continuator) records that the mother of "Ens" was "une haute dame d'Alemaigne"[655]. The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum refers to "Hentius filius Frederici…ex matre infami et ignobili…[et] Theotonica"[656]. Benoist-Méchin says that "on a certaines raisons de croire" that the mother of Enzio was "Adélaïde d´Urslingen, de la Maison de Spolète" but cites no source and does not explain further what these reasons might be[657].
     "[Mistress (3): RUTHINA von Beilstein-Wolfsölden, wife of GOTTFRIED [II] Graf von Löwenstein [Calw], daughter of [BERTHOLD Graf von Beilstein & his wife Adelheid von Bonfeld]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[658], she was the mistress of Emperor Friedrich II, but the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. The source does not state if she was the mother of any children by the emperor.]
     "Mistress (4): ---. Benoist-Méchin says that the mother of the emperor´s daughter Katharina was "une femme appartenant à la lignée des ducs de Spolète" but cites no corresponding source[659]. There may be some confusion with the alleged mother of Enzio who, according to the same source, was "de la Maison de Spolète" (see above).
     "[Mistress (5): ---. No indication has been found of the identity of the mother of the emperor´s supposed son Heinrich.]
     "Mistress (6): MARIA [Matilda], from Antioch. The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum refers to the mother of "Fredericus qui de Antiochia" as "Antiocha dicta"[660]. The primary source which specifies her name has not yet been identified. The Historia Sicula of Bartolomeo di Neocastro names "Beatrix filia principis Antiochie" as the fourth wife of "dominus Fridericus secundus…Romanorum…imperator"[661]. Zurita, presumably basing himself on the same source, also names “Beatriz...hija del Principe de Antioch” as the mother of “Federico de Antiochia”[662]. The basis for the name Beatrix in these two sources is not known. It is extremely improbable that she was the daughter of the then titular prince of Antioch, who would presumably have been Bohémond IV (see the document ANTIOCH). No record has been found of her descendants claiming the title after the extinction in the male line of the princely family of Antioch.
     "Mistress (7): ---. Her name is not known.
     "Mistress (8): [MANNA, niece of --- Archbishop of Messina, daughter of ---. Benoist-Méchin says that the mother of Riccardo Conte di Chieti was "semble-t-il, le fils de Manna, une nièce de l´archévêque de Messine" but cites no corresponding source[663].]
     "Mistress (9): ---. Her name is not known.
     "Mistress (10): ---. Her name is not known.
     "Mistress (11): ---. Her name is not known.
     "Mistress (12): BIANCA Lancia, daughter of MANFREDO [II] Lancia Marchese di Busca & his wife Bianca "Maletta" --- (-[1233/34]). The Historia Sicula of Bartolomeo di Neocastro names "domina Blanca…de Lancea de Lombardia" as the fifth wife of "dominus Fridericus secundus…Romanorum…imperator"[664]. The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum refers to the mother of "Manfredus" as "sorore marchionis Lancee…filia domne Blanca"[665]. A "confirmatio matrimonii in articulo mortis" in [1233/34] is recorded by Matthew Paris, in the form of a declaration of her son Manfred[666]. The Cronica Fratris Salimbene de Adam refers to the mother of "Manfredus…filius Friderici" as "marchionis Lancee neptis", specifying that she married the Emperor "in obitu"[667]."
Med Lands cites:

; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.²

; Abbey of Echternach - A Benedictine monastery in the town of that name, in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and the Diocese of Trier. It was founded in 698 by St. Willibrord, an English monk of Ripon, who became the Apostle of Friesland and first bishop of Utrecht ... on land given him for the purpose by St. Irmine, Abbess of Oeren and daughter of Dagobert II.⁷

     Adela (?) of Austrasia died in 734.²
      ; abbess, founded Monastery of Palz.²

; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.¹

      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.¹

     Sigebert (?) of Austrasia died in 678.^1,2
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: I 1.¹

      ; deaf and mute, cured by St.Florent.¹

     Saint Bathilde (?) Queen of the Franks was born circa 636.⁴ She married Clovis/Chlodovech II "le Fainéant" (?) King of Neustria and Burgundy, son of Dagobert I (?) King of Austraisa, King of the Franks and Nantechildis/Nantilda (?) Queen of the Franks, between 648 and 649
; Genealogy.EU Merove 2 page says m. 651; Catholic Encyclopedia says m. 649; Med Lands says m. 648.^1,5,6,7,4
Saint Bathilde (?) Queen of the Franks was buried in January 680 at Convent of Chelles, Chelles, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     626, France
     DEATH     30 Jan 680 (aged 53–54), France
     Saint Balthild of Ascania
     She is thought to be a relative of the last pagan king of East Anglia, King Ricberht, and Anglo Saxon descent. Balthild was the wife of Clovis II and Queen of the Franks. Born circa 626, she died January 30, 680.
     Balthild was sold into slavery as a young girl and served in the household of Erchinoald, mayor of the palace of Neustria to Clovis. Balthild was beautiful, intelligent, modest, and attentive to the needs of others. Erchinoald, a widower, wished to wed Balthild, but she did not want to marry him and hid until he married another. King Clovis noticed her and asked for her hand in marriage in 649. Balthild was nineteen when she became queen, while Clovis was between the ages of twelve and sixteen. They had three sons, all of which became kings: Clotaire, Childeric and Theuderic, although Childeric would be the one to rule last.
     Balthild was humble and modest, even as a queen, famous for charitable service and generous donations from which the abbeys of Corbie and Chelles were founded, as well as those of Jumièges, Jouarre, and Luxeuil, including support to Saint Claudius of Besançon and his abbey in the Jura Mountains. She was also an invaluable stateswoman, abolishing the practice of trading Christian slaves, and sought the freedom of children who had been previously sold into slavery.
     When Balthild's husband died, Clotaire, the eldest son and heir to the throne, succeeded at age five. Balthild served as the queen regent until he came of age in 664, when she was forced into a convent, entering the abbey and giving up any royal rank. She dedicated the rest of her life to serving the poor and the infirm.
     Balthild died on January 30, 680, buried at the Abbey of Chelles outside of Paris. A gold seal matrix was discovered in 1999 in Postwick with a woman's face and the name Baldhildis in Frankish letters. It is now kept at the Norwich Castle Museum. Balthild was canonized by Pope Nicholas I about 200 years after her death.
     Venerated in Roman Catholic Church and Canonized in 880 by Pope Nicholas
     Family Members
     Spouse
          King Clovis II 635–657
     Children
          Theuderic III of Austrasia
          King Chlothar of Neustria 652–673
          Childeric II King Of The Franks 653–675
     BURIAL     Convent of Chelles (Defunct), Chelles, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
     Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
     Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren
     Added: 25 Feb 2011
     Find a Grave Memorial 66120549
     SPONSORED BY Elizabeth Morrow.⁸
Saint Bathilde (?) Queen of the Franks died in January 680 at Monastère de Chelles, near Paris, Île-de-France, France (now); Genealogy.EU Merove 2 page says d. 685; Leo van de Pas says d. ca 680; Catholic Encyclopedia says d. Jan 680.^1,5,4
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "CHLODOVECH [Clovis], son of DAGOBERT I King of the Franks & his second wife Nantechildis (633-[Oct/Nov] 657). The Liber Historiæ Francorum names "Sighiberto et Chlodovecho" as the two sons of "Dagobertus rex…ex regina sua Nanthilde"[430]. The Gesta Dagoberti and Fredegar both record his birth in the 12th year of his father's reign[431]. From the moment of his birth, his father planned his succession in Neustria, while his older half-brother was to continue to rule in Austrasia. He succeeded his father in [638/39] as CLOVIS II King of the Franks in Neustria, under the regency of his mother and maior domus Aega. After the death of the latter, his successor Erchinoald became effective ruler in Neustria. "Chlodovius rex Francorum" names "genitoris nostri Dagobercthi regis…genetrix nostra domna Nantechilda", the latter also subscribing the document, in his donation of property to the abbey of St Denis dated to [645][432]. King Clovis II was involved in the capture and execution of Grimoald maior domus of Austrasia. According to the Continuator of Fredegar, "in his latter years his mind became affected"[433]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum states that King Clovis was dedicated to fornication, gluttony and drink and died after reigning 16 years[434]. According to The Continuator of Fredegar, he died after reigning 18 years[435].
     "m (648) BATHILDIS, daughter of --- (-convent of Chelles [680], bur convent of Chelles, église Sainte-Croix). The Vita Sanctæ Balthildis names "Balthildaem reginam…ex genere Saxonum", without giving further details about her origin, and records her marriage to "Chlodoveum Dagoberti quondam regis filium"[436]. According to the Continuator of Fredegar, she was "a sensible and attractive woman"[437]. The Liber Historiæ Francorum records the marriage of "Chlodovechum filium eius [=regis Daygoberti]" and "de genere Saxonorum…Balthilde[438]. She was regent in Neustria for her son King Clotaire III[439], and installed her son Childerich as king in Austrasia. "Chlothacharius rex Francorum" donated property to the monastery "in civitatis Trecassinæ" by charter dated to [657/58] which names "genitor noster Chlodoveus…genitrix nostra Baltildis regina", the latter also subscribing the charter[440]. She was forced to retire to the convent of Chelles in 664, when her son King Clotaire III reached the age of majority, by maior domus Ebroin."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU (Merovingians 2): “[2m.] Clovis II "Le Fainéant", *ca X.634, +XI.657, King of Soissons (Neustrie), Paris, Orléans and Bourgogne (639-657), King of Metz (Austrasia) and all the Land of Franks (656-657); m.651 St.Bathilde (+Monastère de Chelles 685)”.¹

; Per Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Bathilde (Or BATILDE).
     "Wife of Clovis II, King of France, time and place of birth unknown; d. January; 680. According to some chronicles she came from England and was a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon kings, but this is a doubtful statement. It is certain that she was a slave in the service of the wife of Erchinoald, mayor of the palace of Neustria. Her unusual qualities of mind and her virtues inspired the confidence of her master who gave many of the affairs of the household into her charge and, after the death of his wife, wished to marry her. At this the young girl fled and did not return until Erchinoald had married again. About this time Clovis II met her at the house of the mayor of the palace, and was impressed by her beauty, grace, and the good report he had of her. He freed and married her, 649. This sudden elevation did not diminish the virtues of Bathilde but gave them a new lustre. Her humility, spirit of prayer, and large-hearted generosity to the poor were particularly noticeable.
     "Seven years after their marriage Clovis II died, 656, leaving Bathilde with three sons, Clothaire, Childeric, and Thierry. An assembly of the leading nobles proclaimed Clothaire III, aged five, king under the regency of his mother, Bathilde. Aided by the authority and advice of Erchinoald and the saintly bishops, Eloi (Eligius) of Noyon, Ouen of Rouen, Leéger of Autun, and Chrodebert of Paris, the queen was able to carry out useful reforms. She abolished the disgraceful trade in Christian slaves, and firmly repressed simony among the clergy. She also led the way in founding charitable and religious institutions, such as hospitals and monasteries. Through her generosity the Abbey of Corbey was founded for men, and the Abbey of Chelles near Paris for women. At about this date the famous Abbeys of Jumièges, Jouarre, and Luxeuil were established, most probably in large part through Bathilde's generosity. Berthilde, the first Abbess of Chelles, who is honoured as a saint, came from Jouarre. The queen wished to renounce her position and enter the religious life, but her duties kept her at court. Erchinoald died in 659 and was succeeded by Ebroin. Notwithstanding the ambition of the new mayor of the palace, the queen was able to maintain her authority and to use it for the benefit of the kingdom. After her children were well established in their respective territories, Childeric IV in Austrasia and Thierry in Burgundy, she returned to her wish for a secluded life and withdrew to her favourite Abbey of Chelles near Paris.
     "On entering the abbey she laid down the insignia of royalty and desired to be the lowest in rank among the inmates. It was her pleasure to take her position after the novices and to serve the poor and infirm with her own hands. Prayer and manual toil occupied her time, nor did she wish any allusion made to the grandeur of her past position. In this manner she passed fifteen years of retirement. At the beginning of the year 680 she had a presentiment of the approach of death and made religious preparation for it. Before her own end, that of Radegonde occurred, a child whom she had held at the baptismal font and had trained in Christian virtue. She was buried in the Abbey of Chelles and was canonized by Pope Nicholas I. The Roman martyrology places her feast on 26 January; in France it is celebrated 30 January.
     "Acta SS., II; DUBOIS, Histoire ecclésiastique de Paris, 198; BINET, La vie excellente de Sainte Bathilde (Paris, 1624); CORBLET, Hagiographie du diocèse d'Amiens (1874); DES ESSARTS, Sainte Bathilde in Correspondant (1873), XXXII, 227-246; DRIOUS, La reine Bathilde (Limoges, 1865); GREÉCY in Revue archéologique (1865), XII, 603-610.
     "A. FOURNET Transcribed by Steven Fanning
     "The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume II Copyright © 1907 by Robert Appleton Company Online Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. Knight Imprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York“.⁵ Saint Bathilde (?) Queen of the Franks lived at an unknown place ; GAV-36.

; This is the same person as:
”Balthild” at Wikipedia and as
”Bathilde” at Wikipédia (Fr.)^9,3

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Genealogics:
     “Bathilde, Bathild or Baldhild, was an English girl who, in 641, was carried off by pirates and sold into the household of Erchinoald, mayor of the palace to Clovis II, King of the Western Franks. Some years later the king made her his wife, and on the death of this profligate young man in 657 Bathilde became regent for their eldest son, Chlotar III.
     “In this office she opposed the slave-trade, of which she had been both a victim and a beneficiary, and encouraged monasticism by numerous benefactions. About 665 her regency came to an end and ambitious nobles unceremoniously removed her from court to the nunnery she had founded at Chelles. Here St. Bathilde passed the rest of her days in religious retirement, at the service of the nuns and obeying the abbess like the least of them.”.²