Other Events and Attributes:

• House: House of Heruli
• House: Ostrogoths
• FSID: LHW3-32S
• Religion: Catholic

Notes:

-- Wikiwand: Ereleuva

Ereleuva was the mother of the Ostrogothic king Theoderic the Great. She often is referred to as the concubine of Theoderic's father, Theodemir, although historian Thomas Hodgkin notes "this word of reproach hardly does justice to her position. In many of the Teutonic nations, as among the Norsemen of a later century, there seems to have been a certain laxity as to the marriage rite..." That Gelasius refers to her as "regina" ("queen") suggests that she had a prominent social position despite the informality of her union with Theodemir.

Ereleuva was Catholic, and was baptized with the name "Eusebia." She had probably converted from Arianism as an adult, but the details are unclear in the historical record. Ereleuva is regarded as having taken to Catholicism quite seriously, as indicated by her correspondence with Pope Gelasius and mention of her in Ennodius's "Panegyric of Theoderic."

Her name was spelled variously by historians in antiquity as "Ereriliva" (by the fragmentary chronicle of Anonymus Valesianus, c. 527) and "Erelieva' (by Jordanes), and now largely is known to modern historians as "Ereleuva," as she was addressed most frequently by Pope Gelasius I. Related to the Erilaz from which the Heruli were tied with the Ostrogoths even after they returned to Scandinavia.
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Concubine: ERELEUVA [Erelieva]. She was baptised a Catholic as EUSEBIA[235]. Iordanes names "Erelieva concubina" as mother of Theodoric[236]. She went with her son to Italy.

Theodemir had three illegitimate children by his concubine:

461 AD; She accompanied her son when he was taken hostage to Constantinople in about 461

2. THEODORIC ([451][260]-30 Aug 526). Iordanes names "Theodericum" as son of Theodemir, in a later passage naming his mother "Erelieva concubina"[261]. He was proclaimed THEODORIC "the Great" King of Italy in Mar 493 after defeating King Odovacar.
- see below.

3. THEODIMUND. The primary source which names him has not yet been identified. He marched westwards to Durazzo with his brother in 479, leading one of the three marching columns[262].

4. daughter (-[479]). The primary source which records her existence has not yet been identified. She died about the time her half-brother marched westwards to Durazzo[263].

Family/Spouse: of the Ostrogoths, King Theodemir. Theodemir was born in 413; died in 471 in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Princess of the Ostrogoths
• Appointments / Titles: Queen of the Vandals
• FSID: LZNR-Y21
• Life Event: 523; After her husband Thrasamund's death, his successor Hilderic issued orders for the return of all the Catholic bishops from exile, and Boniface, a strenuous asserter of orthodoxy, bishop of the African Church. In response, Amalfrida headed a party of revolt; she called in the assistance of the Moors, and battle was joined at Capsa, about three hundred miles to the south of the capital, on the edge of the Libyan desert. party was beaten, and Hilderic had her arrested and imprisoned in a successful bid to overthrow Ostrogothic hegemony.

Notes:

Amalafrida or Amalfrède, was Queen of the Vandals and African Alans. She was the sister of Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths of Italy, and the wife of Thrasamund, King of the Vandals from 496 to 523.

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From Wikipedia-

Amalafrida was the daughter of Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths, and his wife Erelieva. She was the sister of Theodoric the Great, and mother of Theodahad, both of whom were kings of the Ostrogoths.

In 500, to further cement his authority over the Vandals, Theodoric arranged a marriage alliance with Thrasamund, king of the Vandals, who became Amalfrida's second husband. She brought a very large dowry, but also 5,000 Gothic troops.[1]

After her husband Thrasamund's death, his successor Hilderic issued orders for the return of all the Catholic bishops from exile, and Boniface, a strenuous asserter of orthodoxy, bishop of the African Church. In response, Amalfrida headed a party of revolt; she called in the assistance of the Moors, and battle was joined at Capsa, about three hundred miles to the south of the capital, on the edge of the Libyan desert.[2]

In 523, Amalafrida's party was beaten, and Hilderic had her arrested and imprisoned in a successful bid to overthrow Ostrogothic hegemony; he also had her Gothic troops killed. She died in prison, exact date unknown.[3]
Amalafrida had two children, the aforementioned Theodahad and Amalaberga, who married Hermanfrid, king of the Thuringii. It is not known who the father of these children was.
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AMALAFRIDA (-murdered [523/25]). Iordanes names "Amalfridam germanam suam [Theoderici]" as the mother of "Theodehadi" and wife of "Africa regi Vandalorum…Thrasamundo"[237].

Emperor Zeno used her as ambassador to her half-brother in 487 to thwart his attack on Constantinople[238]. Her second marriage was arranged by her half-brother, Theodoric King of Italy, as part of his efforts to foster the support of the Vandals. Amalafrida's dowry was Lilybæum in western Sicily[239].

After the death of her husband, she unsuccessfully protested his successor's withdrawal of support from her brother, but she was outmanœuvred and killed[240].

m firstly [HUGO ---] (-before 500). The Widukindi Res Gestæ Saxonicæ names "Huga rex Francorum…unicam filiam Amalbergam" who married "Irminfredo regi Thuringorum"[241], but there is no indication to whom "Huga rex Francorum" could refer.

m secondly ([500]) THRASAMUND, King of the Vandals, son of [GENTO the Vandal or GELIMER the Vandal]

Summary
Relationships
Parents:
Father: Theodemir or Thiudimir, Co-King of the Ostrogoths (451-468), King of the Ostrogoths (468-474)
Mother: Unknown wife (not Ereleuva, Theodemir's concubine)
Half-Siblings (children of Ereleuva):
1. Theoderic I (b. c451), King of the Ostrogoths (474 - 30 August 526)
2. Theodimund (fl. 479)
3. Unknown daughter (d. c479)
Spouses and children:

First Husband: Hugo Rex Francorum (Peter Heather from the English Wikipedia page apparently does not identify this individual, but FMG does)

1. Theodahad, King of Italy (d. December 536, murdered by his own men mid-flight from battle near Rome toward Ravenna, m. Gudeliva and had two children)

2. Amalaberga, Queen of the Thuringians (510-534, m. Hermanafred, King of the Thuringians, died after 534 in Ravenna)

Second Husband: Thrasamund (b. before 460), King of the Vandals (496-523)
Basic information:
Birth: 455/460 according to Mittelalter Genealogie. The Ostrogoths under her father didn't leave Pannonia until 473, so this is likely her birth location.
Baptism: Unknown, but Arian Christian
Marriage:
1. Before 500 - Hugo Rex Francorum
2. 500 - Thrasamund, King of the Vandals
Death: 525 - imprisoned in Carthago
Burial: Unknown
Occupation:
Before 500, wife of Hugo Rex Francorum
500-523, Queen of the Vandals, or wife of King Thrasamund of the Vandal
523-525, prisoner in Carthago.
Alternate Names: Amalafrida, Amalfrida, Amalafréde

523 AD; After her husband Thrasamund's death, his successor Hilderic issued orders for the return of all the Catholic bishops from exile, and Boniface, a strenuous asserter of orthodoxy, bishop of the African Church. In response, Amalfrida headed a party of revolt; she called in the assistance of the Moors, and battle was joined at Capsa, about three hundred miles to the south of the capital, on the edge of the Libyan desert. party was beaten, and Hilderic had her arrested and imprisoned in a successful bid to overthrow Ostrogothic hegemony.

Amalafrida married of The Vandals, King Thrasamund in 500. Thrasamund was born in 456 in Carthage, Tunis, Africa; died on 13 Jun 523 in Carthage, Tunis, Africa; was buried in 575 in Carthage, Tunis, Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Princess of Saxony
• FSID: LYMW-THH

Notes:

Also of the vandals.

Family/Spouse: of Thüringia, Baderich. Baderich was born in 478 in Dutchy of Thüringia (Historical); died in 529 in Dutchy of Thüringia (Historical). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Princess of Thuringa Queen Consort of the Franks
• FSID: GW9Q-W3X

Aregunda married of the Franks, King Clothar in 533. Clothar (son of of the Franks, King of France Clovis I and de France, Saint Clotilda) was born in 497 in Soissons, Aisne, Picardie, France; was christened in 497 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 29 Nov 561 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France; was buried on 31 Dec 561 in Abbey of Saint-Médard de Soissons, Soissons, Aisne, Picardie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]