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Hildoara (6th-century – fl. 610) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king
Gundemar Gundemar was a Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia (610–612). Reign Gundemar continued a policy of amity with Clotaire II of Neustria and Theodobert II of Austrasia. To this end, he sent grand sums of money to support their cau ...
(610–612). She is described as a pious follower of the
Nicene Christianity The original Nicene Creed (; grc-gre, Σύμβολον τῆς Νικαίας; la, Symbolum Nicaenum) was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325. In 381, it was amended at the First Council of Constantinople. The amended form is ...
, a role model in her protection of the Nicene Priesthood and her mercy toward the poor, and as a beloved spouse by Gundemar, who took her advice not only in family issues but also in state affairs.Valverde Castro M. R. Mujeres «viriles» en la Hispania visigoda. Los casos de Gosvinta y Benedicta // Studia Historica. Historia Medieval. — Salamanca: Universidad de Salamanca, 2008. — Vol. 26. — P. 43—44. — ISSN 0213-2060.


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