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 Abt 480 - 525 (~ 45 years)
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| Name |
Amalafreda of the Ostrogoths |
| Birth |
Abt 480 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Name |
Amfleda the Elder |
| Death |
525 |
| Notes |
- «b»http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps15/ps15_254.htm«/b»
«b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalafrida
Amalafrida«/b» was the daughter of «u»Theodemir «/u», king of the «u»Ostrogoths «/u», and his wife «u»Erelieva «/u». She was the sister of «u»Theodoric the Great «/u», and mother of «u»Theodahad «/u», both of whom also were kings of the Ostrogoths.
In 500, to further cement his authority over the Vandals, Theodoric arranged a marriage alliance with «u»Thrasamund «/u», king of the «u»Vandals «/u», who became her second husband. She brought a very large dowery, but also 5,000 Gothic troops. In «u»523 «/u», «u»Hilderic «/u», successor to Thrasamund, had her arrested and imprisoned in a successful bid to overthrow Ostrogothic hegemony; he also had her Gothic troops killed. She died in prison, exact date unknown.
Amalafrida had two children, the aforementioned Theodahad and «u»Amalaberga «/u», who married «u»Hermanfrid «/u», king of the «u»Thuringii «/u». It is not known who the father of these children was.
«b»Sources
«/b»Peter Heather. «i»The Goths«/i» (1996). Chapter 8.
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I61882 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2013 |
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