Theodelinda

Theodelinda
Theodelinda in a fresco by Zavattari
Queen consort of the Lombards
Tenure15 May 589 - 5 September 590
May 591 - 616
Bornc. 570
Regensburg
Died22 January 627/8
Monza
Burial
SpouseAuthari
Agilulf
IssueAdaloald
Gundeberga
HouseBavarian dynasty
FatherGaribald I of Bavaria
MotherWaldrada

Theodelinda also spelled Theudelinde (c. 570–628 AD), was a queen of the Lombards by marriage to two consecutive Lombard rulers, Autari and then Agilulf, and regent of Lombardia during the minority of her son Adaloald, and co-regent when he reached majority, from 616 to 626. For well over thirty years, she exercised influence across the Lombard realm, which comprised most of Italy between the Apennines and the Alps. Born a Frankish Catholic, she convinced her first spouse Autari to convert from pagan beliefs to Christianity.[1]