Theodegotha

Theodegotha (5th-century – fl. 502) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Alaric II (494–507).^[1][2]

Coin featuring Alaric II

She was the daughter of Theodoric the Great.^[3] Her marriage was arranged as an alliance between the Visigoths (Alaric's people) and the Ostrogoths (her father's people), though it is disputed when it took place and therefore the exact reasons for the alliance.^[2] Nonetheless, some suggest that the marriage likely took place shortly after Alaric II took the throne in 493 CE.^[4] She was the mother of Amalaric^[5]

References

1. Hartmann M. Die Königin im frühen Mittelalter. — Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 2009. — S. 19—20. — ISBN 978-3-1701-8473-2.
2. Maas, Michael (2015). The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Attila. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-02175-4.
3. Burns, Thomas S. (1991-02-22). A History of the Ostrogoths. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-20600-8.
4. Mitchell, Stephen (2014-06-11). A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-34106-3.
5. Christensen, Arne Søby (2002). Cassiodorus, Jordanes and the History of the Goths: Studies in a Migration Myth. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 978-87-7289-710-3.