Theodo of Bavaria

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Baptism of Duke Theodo by Bishop Rupert of Salzburg, St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg

Theodo (about 625 – 11 December c. 716), also known as Theodo V and Theodo II, was the

Duke of Bavaria from 670 or, more probably, 680 to his death. It is with Theodo that the well-sourced history of Bavaria begins. He strengthened his duchy internally and externally and, according to the medieval chronicler Arbeo of Freising
, he was a prince of great power whose fame extended beyond his borders.

Life

Theodo's descendance has not been conclusively established. A member of the Agilolfing dynasty, his father possibly was Duke Theodo IV of Bavaria (d. 680) and his mother was probably Fara of Bavaria (b. 600), daughter of one of the Kings of the Lombards and by her mother a granddaughter of Gisulf I of Friuli (b. 577).

Theodo established his capital at Ratisbona (modern

Iron Crown. Liutprand later married his daughter Guntrude.[1] Theodo also defended his duchy ably from the Avars
(with some failure in the east).

Theodo is the patron to the four great missionaries of Bavaria:

Frankish Kingdom by a closer association with the Pope.[4] In 716, he was the first Bavarian duke to travel to Rome, where he conferred with Pope Gregory II.[5] The diocesan seats were placed in the few urban centres, which served as the Duke's seats: Regensburg, Salzburg, Freising and Passau.[4]

Two of his children are involved with the death of

Lantpert went after Emmeram and greeted him as "bishop and brother-in-law," i.e., episcope et gener noster! Then he had Emmeram cut and torn into pieces. Theodo had the remains of the saint moved to Regensburg.[6]
Nothing more is known of Lantpert and Uta.

Marriage and issue

According to the

Verbrüderungsbuch codex of St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg only mentions one Folchaid, probably a daughter of the Robertian count Theutacar in Wormsgau
. They had the following children:

From another wife named Gleisnot of Friuli:

Theodo was eventually succeeded by his four other sons, between whom he divided his duchy sometime before 715.

princes of Benevento and Capua). If so, Theodbert's capital was probably Salzburg and the Vita Corbiniani informs that Grimoald had his seat in Freising. References to Theobald and the Thuringii
implies perhaps a capital at Regensburg and this leaves Tassilo at Passau. All of this is educated conjecture.

Ordinals

Some historians have distinguished between a Duke Theodo I, ruling around 680, and a Duke Theodo II, reigning in the early eighth century. Theodo I is associated with events involving Saint Emmeram, Uta and Lantpert, while Theodo II is associated with Saints Corbinian and Rupert, the ecclesiastical organisation and the division of the Duchy. However, no contemporary source indicates a distinction between different Dukes of that name.

To complicate matters even further, Bavarian tradition has referred to Theodo I and Theodo II as Theodo IV and Theodo V respectively to differentiate them from legendary Agilolfing ancestors Theodo I to III, all who would have reigned before 550.

References

  1. ISBN 9781349269242
  2. ISBN 9789004317512
  3. ^ Kyle, Joseph D. "The Monastery Library at St. Emmeram (Regensburg)." The Journal of Library History (1974-1987), vol. 15, no. 1, University of Texas Press, 1980, pp. 1–21]
  4. ^ a b Collins 1998, p.80
  5. ISBN 9780521534369
  6. ISBN 9781400843541
  7. ^ Hodgkin, Thomas. Italy and Her Invaders: Frankish invasions, 744-774, Clarendon Press, 1899, p. 71

Sources

Preceded by
(3 generations before)
Garibald II
Duke of Bavaria

680–716 		Succeeded by
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