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Gundeberga

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Also known as Gundeperga, Gundiperga (Gundeberga) (?)

Gundeberga or Gundeperga ( – after 653) was queen of the Lombards in 626–652 by marriage to the kings Arioald (king of the Lombards; 626–636) and his successor Rothari (king of the Lombards; 636–652). She acted as Regent during the minority of her stepson Rodoald after the death of her second husband in 652.

Key facts

Royalty.name
Gundeberga
Royalty.succession
Queen consort of the Lombards
Royalty.reign
626–652
Royalty.birth_date
591
Royalty.birth_place
Province of Monza and Brianza
Royalty.death_date
after 653
Royalty.burial_place
San Giovanni DomnarumPavia or Burgheimer_KircheLahr/Schwarzwald
Royalty.consort
yes
Royalty.spouse
ArioaldRothari
Royalty.house
Bavarian dynasty (cognatic)
Royalty.father
Agilulf
Royalty.mother
Theodelinda

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Gundeberga or Gundeperga ( – after 653) was queen of the Lombards in 626–652 by marriage to the kings Arioald (king of the Lombards; 626–636) and his successor Rothari (king of the Lombards; 636–652). She acted as Regent during the minority of her stepson Rodoald after the death of her second husband in 652.

==Life== She was the daughter of Theodelinda and her second husband, the Lombard king Agilulf. As her mother was the daughter of duke Garibald I of Bavaria, Gundeberga is considered part of the Bavarian Dynasty of Lombard royalty.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gundeberga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.