Guntheuc
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Guntheuc (495 – c. 532) was the wife of Chlodomer
, king of Orléans
. She gave him three children: Gunthar, Theudebald, and Clodoald
(later canonised Saint Cloud).
After Chlodomer's death, she married his brother Clotaire I
, king of Soissons
. Her first two children, Gunthar and Theudebald, were murdered by her second husband.
She is briefly mentioned in Gregory of Tours
' History of the Franks.
Chlodomer
Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, King of the Franks. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the Franks with his three brothers: Theuderic I, Childebert I, and Clotaire I...
, king of Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
. She gave him three children: Gunthar, Theudebald, and Clodoald
Clodoald
Saint Clodoald , better known as Cloud, was the son of King Chlodomer of Orleans.-Life:Clodoald was raised in Paris by his grandmother, Saint Clotilde. He was one of three brothers, all of whom were targeted for assassination by their uncle, Clotaire I...
(later canonised Saint Cloud).
After Chlodomer's death, she married his brother Clotaire I
Clotaire I
Chlothar I , called the Old , King of the Franks, was one of the four sons of Clovis. He was born circa 497, in Soissons .-Life:...
, king of Soissons
Soissons
Soissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about northeast of Paris. It is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones...
. Her first two children, Gunthar and Theudebald, were murdered by her second husband.
She is briefly mentioned in Gregory of Tours
Gregory of Tours
Saint Gregory of Tours was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of Gaul. He was born Georgius Florentius, later adding the name Gregorius in honour of his maternal great-grandfather...
' History of the Franks.