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Brunhilda also played a role in perpetuating the diocese of Maurienne as a suffragan bishopric of the archdiocese of Vienne. In 576, Brunhilda's protector, Sigebert's brother Guntram, had founded the new bishopric at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, separating the Maurienne Valley and the neighboring Susa Valley from the Diocese of Turin.
Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild (Old Norse: Brynhildr [ˈbrynˌhildz̠], Middle High German: Brünhilt, Modern German: Brünhild or Brünhilde), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess and queen Brunhilda of Austrasia.
Ingunde, Ingund, Ingundis or Ingunda (born in 567/568), was the eldest child of Sigebert I, king of Austrasia, and his wife Brunhilda, daughter of King Athanagild of the Visigoths. She married Hermenegild and became the first Catholic queen of the Visigoths. [1] [2]
Brunhilda may refer to: Brunhild, a figure in Germanic heroic legend; Brunhilda of Austrasia (c. 543–613), Frankish queen; Brunhilda, a genus of birds; See also
Became Queen Ceased to be Queen Death Spouse Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Brunswick-Bevern) 8 November 1715 12 June 1733 19 February 1772 became Queen of Prussia: 17 August 1786 husband's death: 13 January 1797 Frederick II Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt: Louis IX, Landgrave of ...
Fredegund has traditionally been given a rather poor reputation, foremost by the accounts of Gregory of Tours, who depicts her as ruthlessly murderous and sadistically cruel, and she is known for the many stories of her cruelty, particularly for her long feud with her sister-in-law queen Brunhilda of Austrasia.
Austrasia was the northeastern kingdom within the core of the Frankish Empire during the Early Middle Ages, centring on the Meuse, Middle Rhine and the Moselle rivers. It included the original Frankish-ruled territories within what had been the northernmost part of Roman Gaul , and cities such as Cologne , Trier and Metz .
Goiswintha or Goisuintha was a Visigothic queen consort of Hispania and Septimania.She was the wife of two kings, Athanagild and Liuvigild.From her first marriage, she was the mother of two daughters — Brunhilda and Galswintha — who were married to two Merovingian brother-kings: Sigebert I of Austrasia and Chilperic, king of the Neustrian Franks.