Rosamund
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Rosamund was a 6th-century Lombard queen best known for orchestrating the assassination of her husband, King Alboin, in revenge for his brutal treatment of her family.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lombard queen
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ queen ⓘ |
| afterDeathConsequence | failure of plot to control Lombard kingdom ⓘ |
| allegedAct | poisoning of Helmichis ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | mid-6th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
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Ravenna Exarchate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gepid kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Gepids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfHusbandDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| coConspirator |
Helmichis
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ⓘ
Peredeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Lombard–Gepid wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of the Lombards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Gepid
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ⓘ
Lombard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 572 ⓘ |
| deathCause | forced to drink poison ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Gepid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Cunimund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Marius of Avenches
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ⓘ
Paul the Deacon’s "Historia Langobardorum" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humiliation | Alboin allegedly forced her to drink from a cup made from her father’s skull ⓘ |
| husbandAction | Alboin killed her father Cunimund ⓘ |
| languageContext | Early Medieval Latin sources ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of vengeance in early medieval history ⓘ |
| marriageContext | political marriage after Lombard victory over Gepids ⓘ |
| motive |
resentment of Alboin’s treatment of her family
ⓘ
revenge for her father Cunimund ⓘ |
| notableEvent | plotting the murder of Alboin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
orchestrating the assassination of King Alboin
ⓘ
revenge for the defeat and death of her father ⓘ |
| occupation | queen consort ⓘ |
| partner | Helmichis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Queen of the Lombards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Cunimund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Arian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Pavia
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ⓘ
Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alboin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helmichis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
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