Brunhilde Visigoths (Brunchilde) 
Brunhilde was born in 0535 in Toledo, Spain.1 Brunhilde's father was Athanagild of the Ostrogoths and her mother was Galswinthe of the Vandals. Her paternal grandparents were King Alaric of the Visigoths II and Theudigote; her maternal grandparents were Hoamer Vandals and <Unknown>. She was an only child. She died at the age of 83 in 0618 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, Austrasia.1 General Notes
Frankish queen, wife of Sigebert I of the East Frankish kingdom of Austrasia; daughter of Athanagild, the Visigothic king of Spain. After the murder (567) of her sister Galswintha, who was the wife of
Sigebert’s brother Chilperic I of the West Frankish kingdom of Neustria, and Chilperic’s marriage to his mistress Fredegunde, Brunhilda was the major instigator in the war against Neustria. The struggle continued between Brunhilda and Fredegunde after the death (575) of Sigebert and the murder (584) of Chilperic. Throughout the reigns of her son, Childebert II, and of two grandsons, Brunhilda was the actual ruler of Austrasia and of Burgundy, when by her design that country was united with Austrasia after the death (592) of King Guntram. She was endowed with the gifts of a great statesman, but her unscrupulousness in the execution of her plans earned her the fierce hatred of the nobles, whom she nonetheless controlled. She was finally betrayed by them to Fredegunde’s son, Clotaire II of Neustria. He put her to a horrible death.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0370 in Romania d.Aug 0410
- b.0390 d.24 Jun 0451
- d.27 Nov 0450
- b.0420 d.Jul 0484
- b.0400
- b.0450 in Toledo, Visigothic Empire of Spain d.0507
- b.0358 d.0401
- b.0390 d.0445
- b.0467
- b.0420
- b.0398
- b.0522 d.0567
- b.0472 d.0562
- b.0535 in Toledo, Spain d.0618 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, Austrasia
- b.0375 d.0426
- b.0389 d.25 Jan 0476
- b.0376
- b.0440 in Carthage, Africa d.0484 in Carthage, Africa
- b.0401 d.0450
- b.0422 in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire d.0460
- b.0401 d.0460
- b.0480 d.0530
- b.0360 d.0421
- b.02 Jul 0419 in Ravenna, Italy d.16 Mar 0454 in Campus Martius, Rome, Italy
- d.27 Nov 0450
- b.0438 d.0480
- b.0401 d.0450
- b.0422 in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire d.0460
- b.0401 d.0460
- b.0518
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Details of Brunhilde's family with Sigbert I Franks
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=kylewesley&id=I05963
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I28952&style=TABLE
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I28952&style=TABLE
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