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Waccho Sex: Male | | | |  | | Birth Date | 0490 (Noricum), Austria | | Death Date | 0539 (Pannonia), Hungary | | Father | Zucchilon King of the Lombards | Born: | | | Mother | | Born: | | | Waccho
Notes: | Wacho or Waccho (probably Waldchis) was king of the Lombards before they entered Italy from an unknown date (perhaps circa 510) until his death in 539. His father was Unichis. Wacho usurped the throne by assassinating (or having assassinated) his uncle, King Tato (again, probably around 510). Tatos son Ildchis fought with him and fled to the Gepids where he died. Wacho had good relations with the Franks. Wacho married three times. His first marriage was to Radigunde, daughter of Bisinus, King of the Thuringi. His second marriage was to Austrigusa, a Gepid possibly named after her maternal descent from Ostrogothic rulers. Austrigusa was the mother of two daughters: Wisigarda (who married Theudebert I of Austrasia) and Waldrada (who married firstly Theudebald of Austrasia, secondly Chlothar I, King of the Franks, and thirdly Garibald I of Bavaria). Wachos third marriage was to Silinga, a Heruli-mother of Waltari.
| |  | | Birth Date | 0486 | | Death Date | 0505 | | Father | | Born: | Died: | | Mother | | Born: | | | Radegund of the Thuringians Notes: | Radegund was born a princess in Thuringia, south eastern Germany circa 520 AD. When she was aged 11 or 12 she was seized by the invading Frankish King Chlothar I. She and her brother were educated at his court and when she was about 18 Radegund was compelled to marry Chlothar and become his queen. | | |
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| Birth Date | 0467 | Birth Place | | | Death Date | | Death Place | | | Father | | Mother | | | Married: | | Sigilinda von Lombarden Notes: | Silinga In the early 6th century, the Lombard king Wacho took Silinga as his third wife, who was said to be the daughter of the last king of the Heruls.[25] This has led some scholars to believe that Silinga probably was a daughter of Rodulf;[26] she again had the son Walthari.[27] The marriage between Wacho and Silinga functioned to legitimize the Lombards as the successors to the kingdom of the Heruls.[28] It has been debated whether Rodulf may have influenced later heroic poetry, since the causes of the war between the Lombards and the Heruli (as reported by Paul the Deacon) concerns related issues. | | |
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