Balthild (Saint Bathildis) Of ANGLIA

Abt 627 - 680  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Balthild (Saint Bathildis) Of ANGLIA
  Birth	Abt 627	East Anglia, England
  Gender	Female
  Event	Bef 649
  	After the death of Erchinoald's wife, he wished to marry her, but she fled and only returned after he had married someone else
  Event	649
  	Freed from slavery by Clovis II, who married her that year.
  Event	Abt 654
  	Genesius (Genestus), later Archbishop of Lyon, acted as her chief almoner.
  Event	Between 655 and 664
  	Outlawed trade in Christian slaves in France (the Frankish Kingdoms of Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy)
  Titled	Between 655 and 664
  	Regent of the Frankish Kingdoms of Neustria and Burgundy for her son Chlotaire
  Event	656
  	Called St. Leodegar (St. Leger), Abbot of the Monastery of St. Maxentius, to the royal court to assist in the governing of the kingdom and the educating of her children.
  Event	659  [1]
  	Sent Jonas of Bobbio (Susa) on a mission to Chalon-sur-Saône
  Event	660
  	Arranged the appointment of St. Leodegar (St. Leger) as Bishop of Autun in thanks for his services to the court
  Event	664
  	Withdrew to the Abbey of Chelles when her son Clotaire III came of age.
  Burial	680	Abbey Of Chelles (Near Paris), Frankish Kingdom Of Neustria (Northern France)
  Alt. Death	26 Jan 679-680
  	Alt. Death
  	Abbey of Chelles (near Paris), France
  Event	An Anglian aristocrat, she was captured and sold into slavery in the French (Frankish) royal court, serving as slave to the wife of Erchinoald, Mayor of the Palace of Neustria.
  Event	Canonized by Pope Nicholas I
  Event	Feastday: January 26 (According to the Roman martyrology)
  Event	Feastday: January 30 (When it is celebrated in France)
  Event	Founded the Abbey of Chelles (for women)
  Event	Founded the Abbey of Corbey (for men)
  Titled	Queen of Neustria
  Titled	Queen of Burgundy
  Name	Bathilde (Batilde) Princess Of ENGLAND
  Name	Bathildis (St.) Abbess Of CHELLES
  _UID	4221CAD90AB1462EADAADA5380C36C238B9A
  Death	30 Jan 679-680	Abbey Of Chelles (Near Paris), Frankish Kingdom Of Neustria (Northern France)
  Person ID	I9530	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Clovis II (Chlodovech Louis) King Of The FRANKS,   b. 634, Neustria, Belgium d. 27 Nov 655, Frankish Kingdom Of Neustria (Northern France) (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	649
  Children	1. Theuderic III (Thierry) King Of NEUSTRIA,   b. Abt 651, Neustria, Belgium d. 691, France (Age ~ 40 years)   2. Clotaire III (Chlotar) King Of The FRANKS,   b. 652   d. 673 (Age 21 years)   3. Childeric II King Of The FRANKS,   b. Abt 653   d. 673, Assassinated While Hunting (Age ~ 20 years)
  Family ID	F4767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Source: lorenfamily.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S220] John Cardinal Farley, Remy Lafort, et al., The Catholic Encyclopedia, (Robert Appleton Company, 1910), Entry for Jonas of Bobbio (Reliability: 3).