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The names of only a few of the queens of the Visigoths are known. As the Gothic monarchy was elective, all queens were such only as consorts of their husbands. In his Chronicon John of Biclarum styles Goisuintha "queen" (regina) under the years 579 and 589.
Goiswintha or Goisuintha was a Visigothic queen consort of Hispania and Septimania.She was the wife of two kings, Athanagild and Liuvigild.From her first marriage, she was the mother of two daughters — Brunhilda and Galswintha — who were married to two Merovingian brother-kings: Sigebert I of Austrasia and Chilperic, king of the Neustrian Franks.
The Visigoths were never called Visigoths, only Goths, until Cassiodorus used the term, when referring to their loss against Clovis I in 507. Cassiodorus apparently invented the term based on the model of the "Ostrogoths", but using the older name of the Vesi, one of the tribal names which the fifth-century poet Sidonius Apollinaris, had already used when referring to the Visigoths.
Name Father Birth Marriage Became Countess Ceased to be Countess Death Spouse; Auda: Charles Martel (Carolingian) 732 742 or 750 - after 755 Thierry: Cunigunde - - - 790 husband's accession - William I: Guitburgis or Wibourg - - - 806 husband replaced - Dhuoda: probably Sancho I of Gascony - 24 June 824 842 husband's desposition: after 2 ...
Pages in category "Visigothic queens consort" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Egilona (or Egilo) was a Visigothic noblewoman and the last known queen of the Visigoths. She was the wife first of Roderic, the Visigothic king (710–11), and then of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, Muslim governor of al-Andalus (714–16). Her name is rendered Aylū by Arabic writers, who also give her the kunya Umm ʿAṣim ("mother of ʿAṣim"). [1]
Visigothic pseudo-imperial gold tremissis in the name of Emperor Justinian I, 6th century: the Christian cross on the breast defines the Visigothic attribution. (British Museum) Afterwards, Theudis (531–548) became king. He expanded Visigothic control over the southern regions, but he was also murdered after a failed invasion of Africa.
Mathesuentha of the Visigoths: Eutharic 517 536 540 husband's death: after 550 Witiges: Berthora of Rheims: Theudebert I, King of Rheims (Merovingian) 535 549 1 July 552 husband's death: 555 Totila: No names of Ostrogothic queens are mention during beyond this point. Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death ...