Roy Family Genealogy

550 - 613 (63 years)

Name	Brunechilde
Birth	545 - 550 [1]
Father: Atanagildo, King of the Visigoths Mother: Gosvinta [1]
History	birth to death
Brunechilde's name was also spelt Brunechildis, in Latin. [1] According to Gregory of Tours, she was "elegant in all she did, lovely to look at, chaste and decorous in her behaviour, wise in her generation and of good address." She converted from Arianism to Catholicism for her husband and brought a large dowry. [1] After her husband's death, King Chilperich, her brother-in-law, seized her treasure in Paris and banished her to Rouen. [1] After the death in 599 of her son, King Childebert II, she was regent for her grandson, King Theodebert. [1]
Death	613	Renève, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France [1]
She died from being tied by her hair, one arm, and a leg to the tail of an unbroken horse, being cut to shreds by the hooves as it ran. [1]
Person ID, Branch	I22755
Last Modified	7 Dec 2019

Spouse / Partner 1	Sigebert I, King of the Franks , b. 535 d. Between Nov 575 and Dec 575 (Age 40 years)
Marriage	566/67 [1, 2]
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 17 years - He : ~ 32 years.
Children	From 567 to Abt 577 [1]
1. Ingunde (c567-586) 2. Childebert II, King of the Franks (570-596) 3. Clodesinde (c575-____) 4. daughter
Family ID	F7732	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Jul 2021