Wisigard
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Wisigard (c. 510 - c. 540) or Wisigardis was a Frankish Queen by marriage to Theudebert.
Life
The life of Wisigard is slightly known by
Theuderich I, father of Theudebert I, had arranged the engagement for political reasons. But because of a liaison Theudebert had with a Roman woman named Deuteria
, the union with Wisigard fell through. Anew for political reasons Theudebert abandoned Deoteria and finally married Wisigard in 537 or 538. Shortly after their wedding, she died.
Burial site
In 1959 a very rich decorated grave of a Frankish woman was found by Otto Doppelfeld in the Cologne Cathedral. The woman had been buried with her precious jewelry and in a traditional costume that indicated her as a Lombardish princess. Based on the dating and the grave furniture, Doppelfeld, at that time director of the Romano-Germanic Museum, interpreted the dead woman as Wisigard. However, this interpretation is not proved by an inscription or other sources.
Sources
- Gregory of Tours, Historiarum III, 20, 27.
References
- Christian Bouyer: Dictionnaire des Reines de France. Librairie Académique Perrin, 1992 ISBN 2-262-00789-6, p. 59.
- Otto Doppelfeld: Das fränkische Frauengrab unter dem Chor des Kölner Domes. Germania 38. Frankfurt 1960. pp. 89–113.
- ISBN 978-3-17-017044-5, p. 34.
Notes
- ^ Gregor of Tours, Historiae III,20, III,27.