Rosamund

E792653

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.

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Rosamund canonical 4

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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
Ravenna Exarchate
birthPlace Gepid kingdom
linked to: Gepid Kingdom
capturedFrom Gepids
causeOfHusbandDeath assassination
coConspirator Helmichis
Peredeo
conflictContext Lombard–Gepid wars
country Kingdom of the Lombards
culture Gepid
linked to: Gepids

Lombard
dateOfDeath 572
deathCause forced to drink poison
ethnicity Gepid
linked to: Gepids
father Cunimund
linked to: King Cunimund
gender female
historicalSource Marius of Avenches
Paul the Deacon’s "Historia Langobardorum"
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
placeOfDeath Ravenna
positionHeld Queen of the Lombards
relative Cunimund
linked to: King Cunimund
religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
residence Pavia
Ravenna
spouse Alboin
Helmichis
timePeriod 6th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alboin spouse Rosamund
Rose hasVariant Rosamund
Rosamund Pike givenName Rosamund
Rosamund Mortimer givenName Rosamund