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	Brunhilda of Austrasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brunhilda (in German) or Brunehaut (in French) ( 534 - 613) was a Frankish queen who ruled the East Frankish kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons.
		Brunehaut now tried to seize the regency of Austrasia in the name of her son Childebert II but she was resisted fiercely by her nobles and had to retire to briefly to Burgundy before obtaining her goal.
		She was exiled from Austrasia, and then persuaded Theodoric to attack his brother, whom he defeated at Toul and Tolbiac.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brunhilda_of_Austrasia (1031 words)

	BRUNHILDA - LoveToKnow Article on BRUNHILDA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		From this time on, she took the lead; in Austrasia she engaged in a desperate struggle against the nobles, who wished to govern in the name of her son Childebert II.; but she was worsted in the conflict and for some time had to seek refuge in Burgundy.
		Brunhilda was given up to him, and died a terrible death, being dragged at the heels of a wild horse (613).
		As Brunhilda was a great queen, tradition ascribes to her the construction of many old castles, and a number of old Roman roads are also known by the name of Chausses de Brunehaut.
	62.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BRUNHILDA.htm (493 words)

	Austrasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
		Austrasia and its neighbor, Neustria, became involved in constant disputes.
		With the weakening of royal influence in Austrasia, the office of Mayor of the Palace developed into the real power in the kingdom, and finally became hereditary in the family of the Carolingians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austrasia (238 words)

	Neustria
		Despite the wars, Neustria and Austrasia were only reunited briefly on a few occasions, the first time by Clotaire I during his reign from 558 to 562.
		In 687, Pepin of Heristal[?], mayor of the palace of the king of Austrasia, defeated the tenacious Neustrians at Tertry[?] and united Austrasia and Neustria.
		Neustria, Austrasia, and Burgundy were then united under one authority and the names Neustria and Austrasia gradually disappeared.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ne/Neustria.html (352 words)

	Austrasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		After the death of the Frankish king Clovis I in 511, his kingdom was partitioned among his four sons, Theuderic I receiving Austrasia.
		Austrasia and its neighbor, Neustria, were constantly at odds.
		With the weakening of royal power in Austrasia, the office of Mayor of the Palace developed into the real power in the kingdom, and finally became hereditary in the family of the Carolingian s.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Austrasia.html (236 words)

	Encyclopedia: Arnulf of Metz
		Carloman (716-754) was the son of Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Chrotrud.
		In 613, however, with Pippin of Landen he led the aristocratic opposition to Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia that led to her downfall and the reunification of Frankish lands under Clotaire II.
		Austrasia and Neustria Austrasia was the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of what are now eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Arnulf-of-Metz (1612 words)

	Brunhilda of Austrasia
		Brunhilda (in German) or Brunehaut (in French) ( 534 - 613) was a Frankish queen who ruled the East Frankish kindoms of Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons.
		Brunehaut now tried to sieze the regency of Austrasia in the name of her son Childebert II but she was resisted fiercely by her nobles and had to retire to briefly to Burgundy before obtaining her goal.
		When Theodoric died in 613 Brunehaut proclaimed of her great-grandsons as king but the nobles of Austrasia and Burgundy, objected and asked Clotaire II, son of Fredegonda, and king of most of France to help them.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Brunhilda_of_Austrasia (988 words)

	Patron Saints Index: The Life of Saint Columban, by the monk Jonas
		Austrasia went to Theudebert, Burgundy, to Theuderich, who thought that he was fortunate in having Saint Columban in his kingdom.
		Brunhilda answered, "These are the king's sons ; give them thy blessing." He replied, "Know that these boys will never bear the royal sceptre, for they were begotten in sin." Enraged, she told the boys to go.
		The latter had the boys killed, one by one, but Brunhilda he had placed first on a camel in mockery and so exhibited to all her enemies round about then she was bound to the tails of wild horses and thus perished wretchedly.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/stc5s001.htm (13424 words)

	Childebert II of Austrasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Childebert II ( 570 - 595), king of Austrasia, was a son of Sigebert I.
		When his father was assassinated in 575, Childebert was taken from Paris by Gundobald, one of his faithful leudes, to Metz, where he was recognized as sovereign.
		He was then only five years old, and during his long minority the power was disputed between his mother Brunhilda and the nobles.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Childebert_II_of_Austrasia.html (302 words)

	AllRefer.com - Austrasia (French History) - Encyclopedia
		Austrasia [Ostr A ´zh u ] Pronunciation Key, northeastern portion of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent., comprising, in general, parts of E France, W Germany, and the Netherlands, with its capital variously at Metz, Reims, and Soissons.
		Austrasia was constantly troubled by dynastic rivalries between its rulers and those of the neighboring kingdom of Neustria.
		With the decline of the royal power in Austrasia, the office of mayor of the palace developed into the real seat of power and finally became hereditary in the family of the Carolingians.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Austrasi.html (273 words)

	AUSTRASIA - LoveToKnow Article on AUSTRASIA
		Retrospectively, later historians have given this me to the kingdom of Theuderich I. (511534), of his son ieudebert (534548), and of his grandson Theudebald (548 Pc 5); then, after the death of Clotaire I., to the kingdom of ge lebert (561575), and of his son Chi!debert (575597).
		When these two words are at last found in the th ~ts in their precise signification, Austrasia is applied to that be rt of the Frankish kingdom which Clotaire II.
		After the death th Dagobert, Austrasia and Neustria almost always had separate ~gs, with their own mayors of the palace, and then there arose Al real rivalry between these two provinces, which ended in the ea umph of Austrasia.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AU/AUSTRASIA.htm (446 words)

	Encyclopedia: Austrasia
		He subjected her to the torment of the rack for three days, then had her torn asunder between four horses, thus taking control of the other two kingdoms, and a united Frankish kingdom was created with its capital in Paris.
		Neustria and Austrasia The territory of Neustria originated in A.D. 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the northern seacoast approximating most of the north of present-day France.
		Brunhilda (in German) or Brunehaut (in French) (534-613) was a Frankish queen who ruled the East Frankish kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Austrasia (658 words)

	Pepin of Landen on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		639?, mayor of the palace of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia.
		With Arnulf, bishop of Metz, he called in King Clotaire II of Neustria to overthrow (613) Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia.
		Clotaire II became king of Austrasia as well as Neustria but was forced to concede much of his authority to Pepin and Arnulf.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/PepinL1an.asp (119 words)

	Saint Columban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Brunhilda was a powerful force in Burgundy and didn't want a granddaughter-in-law who might get funny ideas about challenging her authority.
		Brunhilda also took offense at Columban's refusal to allow her entrance to his monasteries - although entrance was similarly denied to all women, as well as men who were not monks or priests.
		Theodebert II of Austrasia was brother to none other than Theodoric II of Burgundy.
	saints.grettir.org /columban.htm (575 words)

	Royalty.nu - Royal History - Empire of the Franks - Merovingian Dynasty
		Not to be outdone, Sigibert's brother Chilperic married Brunhilda's older sister Galswintha.
		Brunhilda was enraged by her sister's murder, and the next four decades were filled with bitter and violent family feuding.
		Brunhilda, now an old woman, endured three days of torture before being tied to a horse and dragged to death.
	www.royalty.nu /history/empires/Frankish.html (2026 words)

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		Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons.
		Childebert II but she was resisted fiercely by her nobles and had to retire to briefly to Burgundy before obtaining her goal.
		She was exiled from Austrasia, and then persuaded Theodoric to attack his brother, whom he defeated at Toul and
	thedrugwar.org /wiki/Brunhilda_of_Austrasia (997 words)

	Life of St. Columban
		Austrasia went to Theudebert, Burgundy to Theuderich, who thought that he was fortunate in having St. Columban in his kingdom.
		Brunhilda answered, "These are the king's sons; give them thy blessing." He replied, "Know that these boys will never bear the royal sceptre, for they were begotten in sin." Enraged, she told the boys to go.
		The king, incited by Brunhilda, went to Luseuil and accused Columban of violating the customs of the country and of not allowing all Christians to enter the interior of the monastery.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/StColum.html (13023 words)

	Austrasia
		These struggles reached their climax in the wars between Queen Brunhilda ofAustrasia and Queen Fredegunde of Neustria.
		In 613, the king of Neustria, Clotaire II,took control of the other two kingdoms and a united Frankish kingdom was created with its capital in Paris.
		With the weakening of royal power in Austrasia, the office of Mayor of the Palace developed into the real power in the kingdom, and finally became hereditary in thefamily of the Carolingians.
	www.therfcc.org /austrasia-47004.html (182 words)

	TheVolsungs
		Another element is Sigebert, king of Austrasia, who was successful in war, discovered a treasure, was killed in 573 a.d.
		On her first night with Gunnar she is put off by his advances, and so trusses him up and hangs him on the wall until morning.
		Of all our sources, the oldest is the Edda, and so it seems possible to me that the original valkyrie might have actually been named Sigdrifa, but that her story became fused with that of the historical Brunhilda, fused, but not in a seamless way.
	meadhall.homestead.com /TheVolsungs.html (4339 words)

	Reference.com/Web Search/austrasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
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	Austrasia - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		After the death of the Frankish king Clovis_I in 511, his kingdom was partitioned among his four sons, Theuderic I receiving Austrasia.
		In 613, the king of Neustria, Clotaire_II, took control of the other two kingdoms and a united Frankish kingdom was created with its capital in Paris.
		With the weakening of royal power in Austrasia, the office of Mayor_of_the_Palace developed into the real power in the kingdom, and finally became hereditary in the family of the Carolingian s.
	www.erdmond.com /Austrasia.html (200 words)

	brunhilda_of_austrasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Brunhilda of Austrasia '''Brunhilda''' was the wife of king Sigebert I of Austrasia, and ruled that kingdom after his death in 575 until she died in 613.
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	Neustria on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The dynastic rivalry involved Neustria in almost constant warfare with the eastern portion of the Frankish kingdom, which became known as Austrasia.
		Neustria and Austrasia were reunited briefly by Clotaire I, Clotaire II, and Dagobert I.
		In 687, Pepin of Heristal, mayor of the palace of the king of Austrasia, defeated his Neustrian rival and united Austrasia and Neustria.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Neustria.asp (377 words)

	'The Delaforce Family History' - Chapter 47 - The Girls
		Theuderic had married Ermenberta but Brunhilda demanded he divorce her the next year, when Sigebert was born and what Brunhilda wanted, Brunhilda got.
		Brunhilda is routinely described as a ‘great statesman’ and lived from 545 to 613, long after her rival but she did not die a natural death.
		He was now King of Austrasia and Burgundy as well as Neustria but his savagery to Brunhilda was that of a weak man, not a strong one.
	www.art-science.com /Ken/Genealogy/PD/ch47_Girls.html (1812 words)

	56th Generation
		In 568 he repudiated his wives in order to marry Galswintha, the older sister of the Visigothic princess, Brunhilda, who had herself recently married his half brother, Sigebert I; but he soon had Galswintha murdered and immediately married Fredegund, an earlier mistress.
		Saved from apparent disaster by the assassination of Sigebert I in 575, Chilperic was prevented from seizing the lands of the dead king's young heir, Childebert II, by the action of Guntram, his third half brother and the king of Burgundy.
		Galswintha, however, was also the older sister of Brunhilda, the wife of Chilperic's half-brother Sigebert I, king of the eastern kingdom of Austrasia.
	www.boazfamilytree.com /sderazes/aqwg06.htm (688 words)

	Brunhilda on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		613, Frankish queen, wife of Sigebert I of the East Frankish kingdom of Austrasia; daughter of Athanagild, the Visigothic king of Spain.
		After the murder (567) of her sister Galswintha, who was the wife of Sigebert's brother Chilperic I of the West Frankish kingdom of Neustria, and Chilperic's marriage to his mistress Fredegunde, Brunhilda was the major instigator in the war against Neustria.
		Throughout the reigns of her son, Childebert II, and of two grandsons, Brunhilda was the actual ruler of Austrasia and of Burgundy, when by her design that country was united with Austrasia after the death (592) of King Guntram.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Brunhilda.asp (343 words)

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