Brunhild of Austrasia

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Brunhild of Austrasia was a powerful Visigothic-born queen and regent of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia, noted for her political acumen, ambitious reforms, and fierce dynastic struggles during the late 6th and early 7th centuries.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Brunhilda of Austrasia 6
Brunhild 3
Brunhild of Austrasia canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Merovingian ruler ⓘ
Visigothic noblewoman ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ
regent ⓘ
associatedWith Kingdom of Austrasia ⓘ
linked to: Austrasia

Kingdom of Burgundy ⓘ
Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
birthPlace Toledo ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
child Childebert II ⓘ
Chlodosind ⓘ
Ingund ⓘ
Theudebert ⓘ
linked to: Theuderic I
conflict Merovingian dynastic wars ⓘ
rivalry with Fredegund ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
deathPlace Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
Renève ⓘ
father Athanagild ⓘ
historicalSource Gregory of Tours ⓘ
Liber Historiae Francorum ⓘ
influenced Merovingian royal policy ⓘ
mannerOfDeath being tied to a horse and dragged to death ⓘ
execution ⓘ
torture ⓘ
mother Goiswintha ⓘ
linked to: Goswintha
name Brunehaut ⓘ
Brunhild of Austrasia ⓘ
Brunhilda of Austrasia ⓘ
notableFor administrative reforms ⓘ
church patronage ⓘ
dynastic struggles with Fredegund and her descendants ⓘ
legal and fiscal reforms ⓘ
political acumen ⓘ
road and infrastructure improvements ⓘ
strengthening royal authority over nobles ⓘ
positionHeld Queen consort of Austrasia ⓘ
Queen consort of Burgundy ⓘ
Regent of Austrasia ⓘ
regencyFor Childebert II ⓘ
Theudebert II ⓘ
Theuderic II ⓘ
relative Chilperic I of Neustria ⓘ
linked to: Chilperic I

Fredegund ⓘ
religion Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
sibling Galswintha ⓘ
spouse Sigebert I of Austrasia ⓘ
linked to: Sigebert I
supported Frankish bishops ⓘ
timePeriod early 7th century ⓘ
late 6th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Columbanus of Bobbio → associatedWith → Brunhild of Austrasia ⓘ
Merovingian church → notableFigure → Queen Brunhild ⓘ
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Queen of the Franks → hasNotableOfficeHolder → Brunhilda of Austrasia ⓘ
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Emanuel Geibel → notableWork → Brunhild ⓘ
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Brunhild Line → namedAfter → Brunhild ⓘ
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Brunhild of Austrasia → name → Brunhild of Austrasia ⓘ
Brunhild of Austrasia → name → Brunhilda of Austrasia ⓘ
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Brunhild of Austrasia → name → Brunehaut ⓘ
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Theuderic II → ally → Brunhilda of Austrasia ⓘ
subject linked to: King Theuderic II of Burgundy
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Theuderic II → grandmother → Brunhilda of Austrasia ⓘ
subject linked to: King Theuderic II of Burgundy
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Theuderic II → advisor → Brunhilda of Austrasia ⓘ
subject linked to: King Theuderic II of Burgundy
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Goswintha → relative → Brunhild ⓘ
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia
Hermenegild → relative → Brunhilda of Austrasia ⓘ
linked to: Brunhild of Austrasia