| Nicknames: | "Arnegonda", "Arnegondis", "Arnegund", "Aregonda", "Aregund", "Aregunda", "Haregonde", "Tharagunda" |
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| Birthplace: | Thüringen, Germany |
| Death: | Died in Abbaye De St Benoit Sur Loire, Loiret, , France |
| Occupation: | Reine, des Francs, Princesse, de Thuringe, Prinses van Thüringen, Queen of France, Queen d'Franks, 0499 and 0502, [Thuringe], Queen of the Franks, Fraknish Queen, Queen of the Franks/Princess of Thuringia, Queen of Paris, Frankish Queen |
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About Arégonde des Francs, Queen
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Regent Dowager Queen Fredegundis of France
Fredgunde or Fredegunda was a slave-girl at the court of Neustria when she came to the attention of Chilperic I, Merovingian King of Soissons (Neustria). She became his mistress and then eventually third wife. She persuaded Chilperic to repudiate his first wife Audovera and was said to be the driving force behind the murder in 568 of Chilperic's second wife Galswintha. Fredegunda also engineered the murders of Audovera's three sons and Sigibert of Austrasia, Chilperic's brother. Finally her husband was murdered or assassinated, shortly after the birth of their son Lothair in 584. Fredegunda seized her late husband's wealth and fled to Paris with her remaining son Lothair (Clotaire II), and persuaded the Neustrian nobles to recognize her son as the legitimate heir to the throne and she took over the regency and continued her longtime power struggle with Guntrum of Burgundy (d.593) and Brunhilda, Queen-Mother of Austrasia (d.614), whom she defeated around 597. Fredegunda (d. 598).
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Ingund (wife of Chlothar I)
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Ingonde, Ingund, or Ingunda (born c.499, Thuringia) was the daughter of King Baderic of Thuringia (c.480 - c.529. She was the wife of Clotaire I and queen of the Franks. She was the mother of Charibert I, Guntram, and Sigebert I. She was the sister of one of Clotaire's other wives, Aregund.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingund_(wife_of_Chlothar_I)
ID: I5510In65a
Name: Ingund Franks,queen-of
Given Name: Ingund
Surname: Franks,queen-of
Sex: F
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- Ingund|Ingonde ?[EB1986] ?[WNBD1983] ?[wYoung]
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- Blithildis Merovingian [531A-590A] was probably her child.
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Copyright (c) 2009 Paul K Davis [paulkdavis@earthlink.net] Fremont CA
Father: Baderic Thuringia,king-of b: abt 0480A
Marriage 1 Chlotar Merovingian , I b: abt 0497A
Children
Charibert Merovingian , I b: in Paris (France)
Guntram Merovingian
Sigebert Merovingian , I
Marriage 2 Theudebald Merovingian
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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pkd&id=I5510In65a
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Aregund, Aregunda, Arnegund, Aregonda, or Arnegonda was the wife of Clotaire I, king of the Franks, and the mother of Chilperic I of Neustria. She was the sister of Ingund, one of Clotaire's other wives. She lived during the sixth century.
Her sepulchre, among dozens of others, was discovered in 1959 in the Saint Denis Basilica by archaeologist Michel Fleury. It contained remarkably well-preserved clothing items and jewellery, which were used to identify her.
In an episode of the television series, Digging for the Truth, aired in May 2006, host Josh Bernstein arranged a DNA test of a sample of her remains to see if it showed any Middle Eastern characteristics. It did not.
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http://www.genealogieonline.nl/kwartierstaat-van-der-stelt-verberg/I1980.php
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Aregund, Aregunda, Arnegund, Aregonda, or Arnegonda was the wife of Clotaire I, king of the Franks, and the mother of Chilperic I of Neustria. She was the sister of Ingund, one of Clotaire's other wives. She lived during the sixth century.
References
* Erlande-Brandenburg, Alain, "Saint-Denis Cathedral", Editions Quest-France, Rennes, n.d.
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Aregund, Aregunda, Arnegund, Aregonda, or Arnegonda was the wife of Clotaire I, king of the Franks, and the mother of Chilperic I of Neustria. She was the sister of Ingund, one of Clotaire's other wives. She lived during the sixth century.
Her sepulchre, among dozens of others, was discovered in 1959 in the Saint Denis Basilica by archaeologist Michel Fleury. It contained remarkably well-preserved clothing items and jewellery, which were used to identify her.
In an episode of the television series, Digging for the Truth, aired in May 2006, host Josh Bernstein arranged a DNA test of a sample of her remains to see if it showed any Middle Eastern characteristics. It did not. This was meant to disprove the notion put forwards by the Da Vinci Code that the Merovingians were descended from Jesus, though Aregund was merely married into the dynasty, not a blood descendant- so presumably the results of this test are irrelevant. Some also claim that, based on studies (reference needed), the burial could not have been done around the time of Aregund's death. Rather it likely dates from decades after Aregund's time, thus the remains could be of an entirely different perso
References
* Erlande-Brandenburg, Alain, "Saint-Denis Cathedral", Editions Quest-France, Rennes, n.d.
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Aregund
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aregund, Aregunda, Arnegund, Aregonda, or Arnegonda was the wife of Clotaire I, king of the Franks, and the mother of Chilperic I of Neustria. She was the sister of Ingund, one of Clotaire's other wives. She lived during the sixth century.
Her sepulchre, among dozens of others, was discovered in 1959 in the Saint Denis Basilica by archaeologist Michel Fleury. It contained remarkably well-preserved clothing items and jewellery, which were used to identify her.
In an episode of the television series, Digging for the Truth, aired in May 2006, host Josh Bernstein arranged a DNA test of a sample of her remains to see if it showed any Middle Eastern characteristics. It did not.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aregund
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Aregund, Aregunda, Arnegund, Aregonda, or Arnegonda was the wife of Clotaire I, king of the Franks, and the mother of Chilperic I of Neustria. She was the sister of Ingund, one of Clotaire's other wives. She lived during the sixth century.
Her sepulchre, among dozens of others, was discovered in 1959 in the Saint Denis Basilica by archaeologist Michel Fleury. It contained remarkably well-preserved clothing items and jewellery, which were used to identify her.
In an episode of the television series, Digging for the Truth, aired in May 2006, host Josh Bernstein arranged a DNA test of a sample of her remains to see if it showed any Middle Eastern characteristics. It did not. This was meant to disprove the notion put forwards by the Da Vinci Code that the Merovingians were descended from Jesus, though it should be noted Aregund was merely married into the dynasty, not a blood descendant- so presumably the results of this test are irrelevant. Some also claim that based on studies the burial could not have been done around the time of Aregund's death but likely dates from decades later and the remains were of a woman (?) than Aregund was supposed to have been.
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Aregund
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aregund, Aregunda, Arnegund, Aregonda, or Arnegonda was the wife of Clotaire I, king of the Franks, and the mother of Chilperic I of Neustria. She was the sister of Ingund, one of Clotaire's other wives. She lived during the sixth century.
Her sepulchre, among dozens of others, was discovered in 1959 in the Saint Denis Basilica by archaeologist Michel Fleury. It contained remarkably well-preserved clothing items and jewellery, which were used to identify her.
In an episode of the television series, Digging for the Truth, aired in May 2006, host Josh Bernstein arranged a DNA test of a sample of her remains to see if it showed any Middle Eastern characteristics. It did not. This was meant to disprove the notion put forwards by the Da Vinci Code that the Merovingians were descended from Jesus, though Aregund was merely married into the dynasty, not a blood descendant- so presumably the results of this test are irrelevant. Some also claim that, based on studies (reference needed), the burial could not have been done around the time of Aregund's death. Rather it likely dates from decades after Aregund's time, thus the remains could be of an entirely different person.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aregund
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Ingonde, Ingund, or Ingunda (born c.499, Thuringia) was the daughter of King Baderic of Thuringia (c.480 - c.529. She was the wife of Clotaire I and queen of the Franks. She was the mother of Charibert I, Guntram, and Sigebert I. She was the sister of one of Clotaire's other wives, Aregund.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aregund -------------------- Aregund, Aregunda, Arnegund, Aregonda, or Arnegonda was the wife of Clotaire I, King of the Franks (her first cousin), and the mother of Chilperic I of Neustria. She was the sister of Ingund, one of Clotaire's other wives. She lived during the sixth century.
Her sepulchre, among dozens of others, was discovered in 1959 in the Saint Denis Basilica by archaeologist Michel Fleury. It contained remarkably well-preserved clothing items and jewellery, which were used to identify her.
In an episode of the television series, Digging for the Truth, aired in May 2006, host Josh Bernstein arranged a DNA test of a sample of her remains to see if it showed any Middle Eastern characteristics. It did not. This was meant to disprove the notion put forwards by the Da Vinci Code that the Merovingians were descended from Jesus, though it should be noted Aregund was merely married into the dynasty, not a blood descendant- so presumably the results of this test are irrelevant. Some also claim that based on studies the burial could not have been done around the time of Aregund's death but likely dates from decades later and the remains were of a woman (?)than Aregund was supposed to have been.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aregund for more information. -------------------- Name Radegonda Birthabt 518 Death5 Aug 587 FatherBerthaire King of Thuringe Misc. Notes RADEGUNDA, ST (d. 587), Frankish queen, was the daughter of Berthaire, king of the Thuringians. Berthaire was killed by his brother Hermannfried, who took Radegunda and educated her, but was himself slain by the Frankish kings Theuderich and Clotaire (529), and Radegunda fell to Clotaire, who later married her. Her piety was already so noteworthy that it was said that Clotaire had married a nun, not a queen. She left him when he unjustly killed her brother, and fled to Medardus, bishop of Poitiers, who, notwithstanding the danger of the act, consecrated her as a nun. Radegunda stayed in Poitiers, founded a monastery there, and lived for a while in peace. Here Venantius Fortunatus, the Italian poet, found a friendly reception, and two of the poems printed under his name are usually attributed to Radegunda. From him we gain a most pleasing picture of life at the monastery. The queen died on the i3th of August 587. http://78.1911encyclopedia.org/R/RA/RADEGUNDA_ST.htm
Radegonda, fifth wife of Clothaire I, was a daughter of the King of the Thuringian Franks. She became a nun at Poitiers in 554. Spouses
1Chlothar (Lothar) I King of Franks Birth499, Rheims, Marne, Loire-Alantique, France Death29 Nov 561, Braines, Loire Atlantique, France BurialSt Medard Abbey, Soissons, Aisne, France FatherClovis I (The Great) King of Franks (465-511) MotherClothilda of Burgundy (475-548) Marriage538 ChildrenBlitildis
Chilperic I (539-584)
•ID: I44716 •Name: Radegunda De THRINGIA •Given Name: Radegunda De •Surname: THRINGIA •Suffix: Princess Of Thuringia 1 •Name: Haregonde De THURINGIA •Given Name: Haregonde De •Surname: THURINGIA •Name: Aregonde •Given Name: Aregonde •Surname: •Name: Radegunda •Given Name: Radegunda •Surname: •Suffix: Princess Of Thuringia •Sex: F •Birth: 500-517 in , , , Thüringia, Germany 2 3 •Death: in Paris, Seine, France •Reference Number: Hunt-44716 •Ancestral File #: 9GBL-G6 •Event: Queen of the Franks Titled •LDS Baptism: 21 Jul 1941 Logan - Logan Utah •Endowment: 4 Nov 1941 Temple: LOGAN - Logan Utah •Change Date: 31 Aug 2007 at 16:27
Father: Badéric Von THÜRINGIA b: Abt 485 in Thüringia, Germany Mother: Wife Of Badéric Von Thüringia b: Abt 487 in <, , , Thüringia>
Marriage 1 Clotaire I "The Old" MEROVING b: 498-499 in Reims, Neustria •Married: 517 in France •Change Date: 27 Jan 2008 Children 1. Charibert I b: 520 in Paris, France 2. Sigebert I MEROVING b: 535 in Paris, Seine, France 3. Childeric b: Abt 519 in France 4. Blithilde b: Abt 523 in Paris, Seine, Ile-DE-France, France 5. Chilpertic I b: 539 in Soissons, France 6. Clododinde MEROVING b: Abt 530 in <, Rheims, Marne, France> 7. Gonthier FRANCE b: Abt 519 in France 8. Gontran MEROVING b: 525 in <, Orléans, Loiret, France> 9. Ricomer MEROVING b: 520 in <, Paris, Ville-DE-Paris, France
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shtritar&id=I44716 -------------------- Life history:
Radegund was born to King Berthar, one of the three kings of Thuringia (a kingdom located in present day Germany), c 520.
Radegund's uncle, Hermanfrid, killed Berthar in battle, orphaning her. Then, after allying with the Frankish King Theuderic, Hermanfrid defeated his other brother Baderic. However, having crushed his brothers and seized control of Thuringia, Hermanfrid reneged on his deal with Theuderic to share sovereignty.
In 531 Theuderic returned to Thuringia with his brother Clotaire I. Together they defeated Hermanfrid and conquered his kingdom. Clotaire I also took charge of Radegund, taking her back to Merovingian Gaul with him and making her his wife.
Radegund was one of Clotaire I’s six wives or concubines (the other five being Guntheuca who was the widow of his brother Chlodomer, Chunsina, Ingund, Ingund’s sister Aregund and Wuldetrada the widow of Clotaire's grand-nephew Theudebald). She bore him no children, and, after Clotaire I had her brother assassinated, she turned to God, founding a nunnery in Poitiers.
Radegund was extensively written about and to by the poet Venantius Fortunatus and the bishop, hagiographer, and historian Gregory of Tours. The three of them seem to have been close and Fortunatus' relations with Radegund seem to have been based on friendship. Radegund was also a close friend of Junian of Maire; Junian and Radegonde are said to have died on the same day, on August 13, 586.
Radegund's funeral, at which Venantius Fortunatus and Gregory of Tours attended, was three days later.
Canonization:
Church of St Radegund, Grayingham, England Church of St Radegund, Breg (Žirovnica), Slovenia
She was canonized as a saint in the ninth century.
Five English parish churches are dedicated to her, and she had a chapel in the old St Paul's Cathedral, as well as in Gloucester, Lichfield, and Exeter Cathedrals. Saint Radegund's Abbey, near Dover, was founded in her honour in 1191. She is also the patron saint of Jesus College, Cambridge, which was founded on the site of the 12th century nunnery of Saint Mary and Saint Radegund.
The St Radegund public house in Cambridge is named in her honour.
There are many places named Sainte-Radegonde in France. -------------------- http://a.decarne.free.fr/gencar/dat0.htm#14
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Saint Radegund, who founded the first female monastery in Poitiers. A young princess from Thuringia (a former Germanic kingdom), born around 520, who was kidnapped by and became the wife of Clotaire, on of the sons of Clovis. After a few years of marital life, Radegund left her imposed spouse and came to Poitiers where she founded a community of women in the 550s. When she died in 587, her tomb was placed in a church she had built for the nuns' burials, which became afterwards the church of Saint-Radegund. Venantius Fortunatus wrote the Vita, or life of Saint Radegund in the late 6th century. A fine Romanesque manuscript version of this text is conserved in the city Media-librar
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..and the dragon: This legendary monster – a hybrid creature with eagle’s claws and bat’s wings – is associated to the memory of saint Radegund (also spelled Rhadegund, Radegonde), the founder of Sainte-Croix abbey in the 6th century
he dragon used to devour the Nuns of the abbey when they went into the underground storerooms in search of provisions. Radegonde, the patron saint of the Poitiers, went to hunt the monster, with a relic of the real crucifix (gift from the bysantine emperor). Seeing the relic, the Grand’ Goule was completely conquered.
This episode will become a traditional celebration with processions in the neighbourhood around Sainte-Croix. From the 17th century onwards, a wooden effigy of the beast leaded the procession, followed by the inhabitants who threw tiny cookies in its threatening mouth while conjuring danger with an unusual recommendation: Bonne sainte vermine, priez pour nous ! (“Good holy vermin, pray for us”)
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THE LIFE OF ST Radegonde (direct translation from French - hence dificulty with denoting gender)
Radegund was born in Erfurt. Germany, around the year 520. She was the daughter of Berthar, King of Thuringia. Both his parents were murdered by an uncle on the paternal side, when she was five. She and her brother were orphaned so.
We believe Berthar the king and his family were Christians and that Radegund was baptized as a child. In 530, it was about 10 years when two son of Clovis, King of the Franks, invaded his country he was from Thierry, King of Metz and Clotaire. King of Soissons. Radegund and her brother were taken prisoners of war and given to Clotaire as part of the booty. Then they went to live in his kingdom of Picardy in northern France today. Athies Radegund was sent to one of the king's residence where she spent several happy years studying to become an accomplished young gentleman, and visit the sick and poor.
When she grew older, Clotaire found her to his liking and decided to as his next wife. Radegund tried to escape but was brought back and forced to submit It became, therefore, the queen of the Franks, in the region of Soissons. As queen, she wore fine clothes and jewels to seyaient his rank, but she did not like the life we lead him so she tried to avoid too many parties and banquets that her husband organized. He ate and drank with his friends until they lose reason.
She often used his influence to release or pardon prisoners. It brought, also, assisting the poor and needy. She used to pray much, especially at night, and King Clotaire first, her husband used to say: " I did not marry a queen, but a nun. "
This strange life lasted several years until becoming Radegund's brother a man. Clotaire, fearing it is trying to regain the kingdom of his father, in Thuringia, was killed. This was too much for Radegund. She decided she could not continue living with the murderer of his brother and requested permission to leave the court of her husband. She won the case. This marked the end of life as Queen Radegund.
In 550, it is at Noyon, where Saint Medard, old bishop. granted him the right to wear the veil. Then she took off her rich clothes and jewels and decided to travel south as far as possible from the kingdom of her husband. We think it went through Paris, and spent some time in Tours where she went to the tomb of Saint Martin. She went, probably. Candes pilgrimage in the other side of the Loire where St. Martin was dead. She had, also, to visit a hermit British, John, who lived in a cave in the cliffs, near Chinon. She moved into his mansion Saix. near Fontevraud that Clotaire had given him after their marriage.
In 552, she went to Poitiers to visit the tomb of Saint Hilaire. There, she decided to stay and found a monastery. Clotaire tried to regain it, but in vain. Germain, bishop of Paris, and conversed with him and advised him to leave Radegund embrace the path it had chosen Clotaire took the advice of the bishop. Later, he contributed, even in the construction of the abbey, then called Santa Maria. It was located near the Cathedral of Poitiers against the walls, but inside the city walls. Before retiring completely Radegund effected a final trip to the south of France this time. With her friend Agnes, she went to Arles to learn more about the rules that St. Cesaire had sketched for her sister that she had wanted Regulation of apply to the foundation of Poitiers ..
On her return, she asked to appoint Saintt Germain Agnes as abbess of the convent. Thus, it has no role to play in the conduct of the abbey. Therefore. Radegund spent the rest of his life as an ordinary religious, performing the tasks incumbent upon it, even the most humble. At certain periods such as Lent or Advent, she retired in remote places to pray and do penance. However, she remained in contact with the outside world and did not hesitate to intervene if it thought it could be of any assistance. For example, she tried to reason with the heirs of Clotaire, his son from a previous marriage, so they can restore peace with their cousins.
Radegund had a passion for relics of saints. She took advantage of his reputation and his royal rank to intercede with the Emperor Justin Constantinople. He agreed to send him a piece of the Cross of Christ was found by St. Helena in Jerusalem. The relic was during a grand ceremony on November 19 569 and since then, the abbey became known as Holy Cross.
This was an opportunity for Venance Fortunat compose the famous hymn "Vexilla Regis prodeunt. Fortunat was an Italian scholar, came to Poitiers as a pilgrim. A friend of Radegund and Agnes, where he remained, and was ordained as bishop of the diocese a few years after the death of Radegund. Shortly before his death, Christ himself visited Radegund. He greeted her with these words: "You're one of the loveliest places could my crown." She told one of the nuns, who testified after the death of Radegund August 13 587.
I1 did not take long for his tomb became a pilgrimage site. Very quickly, the Notre Dame Off the Wall, adjacent to the tomb was renamed "St. Radegund.
Throughout France and in Great Britain, Austria. Belgium and Italy, other churches bear his name.
The church of Jard sur Mer was a dependency of the abbey of Sainte Croix de Poitiers and that is why this church was placed under the patronage of St. Radegund.
-------------------- Her ancenstry is presented elsewhere on this tree.
Radegonde (Ingunde)'s father was Balderic von Thuringia and her mother was <Unknown>. Her paternal grandparents were Basin Thuringia and <Unknown>. -------------------- Radegund was born to King Berthar, one of the three kings of Thuringia (a kingdom located in present day Germany), some time in the first half of the 6th century.
Radegund's uncle, Hermanfrid, killed Berthar in battle, orphaning her. Then, after allying with the Frankish King Theuderic, Hermanfrid defeated his other brother Baderic. However, having crushed his brothers and seized control of Thuringia, Hermanfrid reneged on his deal with Theuderic to share sovereignty.
In 531 Theuderic returned to Thuringia with his brother Clotaire I. Together they defeated Hermanfrid and conquered his kingdom. Clotaire I also took charge of Radegund, taking her back to Merovingian Gaul with him and making her his wife.
Radegund was one of Clotaire I’s four wives (the other three being Chunsina, Ingund and Ingund’s sister Aregund). She bore him no children, and, after Clotaire I had her brother assassinated, she turned to God, founding a nunnery in Poitiers.
She was a friend of the poet Venantius Fortunatus and a contemporary of Gregory of Tours. She died on 13 August 586 and her funeral, which both men attended, was three days later.
She was canonized as a saint by the church
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