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Ingund

Ingonde, Ingund, Ingunda, or (in Latin) Ingundis (c. 499 in Thuringia – 546) was a queen of the Franks by marriage to Chlothar I, son of Clovis.^{[1][2] [3]}

She was the daughter of King BadericofThuringia (c. 480 – c. 529). She became concubine to Chlothar in c.517,^[4] before his marriage in c. 524 to Guntheuc, widow of Chlothar's brother Chlodomer.^{[Tours 1]} This brought Chlothar access to Chlodomer's treasury.^[5] On Guntheuc's death in 532, Chlothar married Ingund. During their long relationship they had six children, four of whom would become kings or queen:^{[Tours 2]}

• Gonthaire or Gonthier, in Latin Gunthacharius, born around 517, died after 532. He took part around 532 in a military campaign led in Septimania;
• Charibert I (or Caribert; circa 521-567), king of Paris from 561 to 567;
• Guntram (or Gontran; around 533-592), King of Burgundy from 561 to 592, King of Paris from 584 to 592;
• Sigebert I (circa 535-575), king of Austrasia from 561 to 575.

• Childeric (possibly Childebert or Childericus ), died before 561;
• Clodoswinthe, died before 567. She became Queen of the Lombards by marrying King Alboin, son of Aldoin .

Shortly after their marriage (c. 533–538) Ingund requested of Chlothar that he find a husband worthy of her sister, Aregund.^{[6][Tours 3]} Finding no one suitable, Chlothar took Aregund as one of his own wives in a polygamous marriage.^{[Tours 4]} Ingund did not object to this arrangement;^{[Tours 5]} Aregund remained his wife until Ingund's death in 546, after which she fell out of favor with Chlothar.^[7]

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