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**Balthild Anglia

1 January 627 - ?

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**Balthild Anglia

**Balthild Of Anglia, Female 1 January 627 - ?

Born, East Anglia (England).

Died, Abbey of Chelles (near Paris), Frankish Kingdom of Neustria (northern France).

Mother of Clotaire (Unknown) and (Unknown) Childeric and (Unknown) *Theuderic.

Saint Balthild, also known as Bathilde d'Ascagnie, Batilde, Bathylle, Bathild, or Bathilda (626 or 627 – January 30, 680), was the wife and queen of Clovis II, king of Burgundy and Neustria (639 – 658). Her name comes from Old English and means "bold battle".An Anglo-Saxon, perhaps a relative of King Ricbert of East Anglia, the last pagan king there, she was sold into slavery as a young girl (some accounts suggest by Vikings others, by the Anglo-Saxon king), the young Balthild served as a lady in waiting in the household of Erchinoald, Clovis' mayor of the palace. Balthild was beautiful, intelligent, modest, and attentive to the needs of others. Erchinoald (whose wife had died) was attracted to Balthild and wanted to marry her. But she did not want to marry him: she hid herself away and waited until Erchinoald remarried. Next, King Clovis noticed her and asked her hand in marriage sometime in 649. Balthild was 19 years old when she became queen. Different versions of this story suggest Clovis was somewhere between the ages of 12 and 16 years old at the time.table service and generous donations. From her donations, the abbies of Corbie and Chelles were founded (and likely others such as those of Jumièges, Jouarre, and Luxeuil). She bore her husband three children, all who became kings: Clotaire, Childeric, and Theuderic.on and heir to the throne, became succeeded at age five. Balthild served as the queen regent until he came of age in 664, when she was forced into a convent. As queen, she was a capable stateswoman. She abolished the practice of trading Christian slaves and even sought the freedom of children sold into slavery. As the story goes, after Balthild's three children were of age and "established in their respective territories" (Clotaire in Neustria, Childeric in Austrasia, and perhaps Theuderic in Burgundy), Balthild entered the abbey and gave up her royal rank. She dedicated the rest of her life serving the poor and the infirmed.tside of Paris. Balthild was canonised by Pope Nicholas I about 200 years after her death

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