Rodelinda (7th-century – d. 700) was a Lombard queen consort by marriage to king

Perctarit Perctarit (also Berthari) (died 688) was king of the Lombards from 661 to 662 the first time and later from 671 to 688. He was the son and successor of Aripert I. He shared power with his brother Godepert. He was a Catholic, whereas Godepert wa ...

. She was the mother of

Cunipert Cunincpert (also Cunibert or Cunipert) was king of the Lombards from 688 to 700. He succeeded his father Perctarit, though he was associated with the throne from 680. Life Soon after his assumption of the sole kingship, Cunincpert was ousted b ...

. She and her children spent ten years as hostages in Benevento after the deposition of her spouse in 662 until he took the throne a second time in 671. She appears to have been politically active during the second period of her spouse's reign: her son refers to her as ruler, she was the ruler in the capital in absence of her husband during the rebellion of the Duke of Trento, and effected the succession of her son the throne in 688.Alberto di Magnani. Le regine longobarde a Pavia. Alla radici della regalità femminile nell'Alto Medioevo // Studi sull'Oriente Cristiano. - 2012. - S. 79-91.

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