Regintrud, also known as Reginlind and Regentrud, (born 660–665,
[Note: the provided date of birth would be invalid if she is Dagobert I's daughter as he died 639] died 730–740) was probably the wife of Duke
Theodbert of Bavaria or of his father Duke
Theodo of Bavaria.
["Regintrud (fl. 8th c.)." ''Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages'', edited by Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer, vol. 2, Yorkin Publications, 2007, p. 1578. ''Gale eBooks'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2588819765/GVRL?u=wikipedia&sid=GVRL&xid=021c51f6. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.] A possibly identical ''Regintrud'' became
abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa'') is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, Lutheran and Anglican abbeys, the mod ...
of Nonnberg Abbey in 720–725. However, details about her ancestry and life are widely disputed among historians.
According to differing views, Regintrud was either a daughter of King
Dagobert I
Dagobert I (; 603/605 – 19 January 639) was King of the Franks. He ruled Austrasia (623–634) and Neustria and Burgundy (629–639). He has been described as the last king of the Merovingian dynasty to wield real royal power, after which the ...
,
or of
Pfalzgraf
A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German language, German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank abo ...
Hugobert and
Irmina of Oeren, or of
Childebert III
Childebert III (or IV), called the Just () ( 678/679 – 23 April 711), was the son of Theuderic III and Chrothildis (or Doda) and sole king of the Franks (694–71 He was seemingly but a puppet of the mayor of the palace, Pepin of Heristal, t ...
.
Issue
Assuming she was married with Theudebert of Bavaria, her children from this marriage were:
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Hugbert of Bavaria, heir to the duchy
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Guntrud, wife of
Liutprand
Historians researched inconclusive evidence about further children, such as a daughter named Pilitrud from a previous marriage with an unknown husband.
Tassilo II and
Swanachild are also suggested as children from her marriage with Theudebert.
References
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660s births
Year of death uncertain
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