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| Name |
Wacho |
| Suffix |
king of the Lombards |
| Gender |
Male |
| Acceded |
Abt 510 |
| king of the Lombards |
| Death |
539 |
| Notes |
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacho
«b»Wacho«/b» or «b»Waccho«/b» (probably Waldchis) was king of the «u»Lombards «/u» before they entered «u»Italy «/u» from an unknown date (perhaps circa 510) until his death in 539. His father was «u»Unichis «/u». Wacho usurped the throne by assassinating (or having assassinated) his uncle, King «u»Tato «/u» (again, probably around 510). Tato's son Ildchis fought with him and fled to the Gepids where he died. Wacho had good relations with the «u»Franks «/u».
Wacho married three times. His first marriage was to Radegund, daughter of «u»Bisinus «/u», King of the Thuringi. His second marriage was to Austrigusa, a Gepid possibly named after her maternal descent from Ostrogothic rulers. Austrigusa was the mother of two daughters: Wisigarda (who married «u»Theudebert I «/u» of Austrasia) and «u»Waldrada «/u» (who married firstly «u»Theudebald «/u» of Austrasia, secondly «u»Chlothar I «/u», «u»King of the Franks «/u», and thirdly «u»Garibald I «/u» of Bavaria). Wacho's third marriage was to Silinga, a Heruli-mother of Waltari.
A modern descendant is «u»Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom «/u».
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I61292 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
13 Nov 2009 |
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