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Amalaberga was the daughter ofAmalafrida, daughter ofTheodemir, king of theOstrogoths.
Her father is unknown, her uncle wasTheodoric the Great. Around 510, she was married toHermanfrid, son of the Thuringian ruler Bisinus and hisLombard wife Menia.[1] Hermanfrid and his brothersBaderic andBertachar succeeded their father as co-rulers, while their mother returned to her people, where their sister,Raicunda, marriedWacho, king of the Lombards. Hermanfrid and Amalaberga had two children: a son namedAmalafrid and a daughterRodelinda.
Amalaberga is said to have encouraged Hermanfrid to make war on his brothers and become sole ruler.[2] Bertachar was killed in battle, possibly as early as 525.[3] Hermanfrid then sought the help ofTheuderic I, the Merovingian king of Austrasia, to attack Baderic and seize control of all of Thuringia. After Baderic was defeated and beheaded by the Franks, Hermanfrid reneged on certain promised land concessions. Theuderic then persuaded his brother,Chlothar I, Merovingian king at Soissons, to join him in attacking Hermanfrid. Clothar had married Baderic's daughter,Ingund, and later, his daughter,Aregund.
According to theDecem Libri ofGregory of Tours, in 531, Hermanfrid was defeated at the battle ofUnstrut and Thuringia was annexed to the Frankish empire. Hermanfrid traveled undersafe conduct to meet with Theuderic atZülpich. While walking along the city walls with Theuderic, Hermanfrid was thrown from the ramparts to his death.[4]
According to Procopius (History of the Wars V, 13), after Hermanfrid's death, Amalaberga fled with her children to her brotherTheodahad who was at that time (534-36) King of theOstrogoths.[5] During theGothic War (535–554), they were captured by the Byzantine generalBelisarius and sent to Constantinople.Justinian made Amalafrid a general and married off his sister Rodelinda to the Lombard kingAudoin.
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