Waldrada of the Lombards, Queen of Austrasia ¹

   Other names for Waldrada were Vuldetrada and Waltrade.

  General Notes:

Waldrada (also Vuldetrada) (531572), widow (firstly) of Theudebald, King of Austrasia (ruled 548\endash 555), reputed mistress (secondly) of Chlothar I, King of the Franks (ruled until 561), was the daughter of Wacho, King of the Lombards (ruled ca. 510\endash 539) and his second wife called Austrigusa or Ostrogotha, a Gepid.

The Origo Gentis Langobardorum names "Wisigarda…secundæ Walderada" as the two daughters of Wacho and his second wife, specifying that Waldrada married "Scusuald regis Francorum" and later "Garipald". The Historia Langobardorum names "Waldrada" as Wacho's second daughter by his second wife, specifying that she married "Chusubald rex Francorum". Paulus Diaconus names "Wisigarda…[et] secunda Walderada" as the two daughters of King Wacho & his second wife, specifying that Walderada married "Cusupald alio regi Francorum" and later "Garipald". Gregory of Tours names Vuldetrada as the wife of King Theodebald. Herimannus names "Wanderadam" wife of "Theodpaldus rex Francorum" when recording her second marriage to "Lotharius rex patris eius Theodeberti patruus".

According to Gregory of Tours, King Clotaire "began to have intercourse" with the widow of King Theodebald, before "the bishops complained and he handed her over to Garivald Duke of Bavaria", which apparently implies that King Clotaire did not marry Waldrada.

Waldrada married Theudebald Merovingian King of Austrasia, son of Theudebert Merovingian King of the Franks at Reims and Deuteria and Unknown. (Theudebald Merovingian King of Austrasia was born in 535 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and died in 555 in Austrasia, France.)

Waldrada next had a relationship with Chlothar I, King of the Franks, son of Clovis "Chlodwig" Mérovingiens I the Great, King of the Franks and Chlotilde of Burgundy. (Chlothar I, King of the Franks was born about 497 in Soissons, Aisne, France and died on 23 Nov 561 in Compiègne, Oise, France.)

  Marriage Notes:

[relationship with, but not married to]

Waldrada next married Garibald Agilolfinges I, King of Bavaria, Founder of the House of Agilolfings about 562 in Bayern, (Bavaria), Germany. (Garibald Agilolfinges I, King of Bavaria, Founder of the House of Agilolfings was born in 540 in Bayern, (Bavaria), Germany and died in 591 in Bayern, (Bavaria), Germany.)