Theodelinda

Theodelinda
Theodelinda in a fresco by Zavattari
Queen consort of the Lombards
Tenure	15 May 589 - 5 September 590 May 591 - 616
Born	c. 570 Regensburg
Died	22 January 627/8 Monza
Burial	Duomo of Monza
Spouse	Authari Agilulf
Issue	Adaloald Gundeberga
House	Bavarian dynasty
Father	Garibald I of Bavaria
Mother	Waldrada

Theodelinda also spelled Theudelinde (c. 570–628 AD), was a queen of the Lombards by marriage to two consecutive Lombard rulers, Autari and then Agilulf, and regent of Lombardia during the minority of her son Adaloald, and co-regent when he reached majority, from 616 to 626. For well over thirty years, she exercised influence across the Lombard realm, which comprised most of Italy between the Apennines and the Alps. Born a Frankish Catholic, she convinced her first spouse Autari to convert from pagan beliefs to Christianity.^[1]