Menia

Menia (? - after 512) was a Lombard woman^{[citation needed]}, probably from a royal family. Menia is mentioned by Venantius Fortunatus. In 500-510 she was married to Bisinus, king of the Thuringii. With him she had the sons Hermanafrid, Bertachar and Baderic, and the daughter Raicunda. After the death of Bisinus, her sons divided the kingdom between themselves. Menia went with her daughter Raicunda to the Lombards, and Raicunda married the Lombard king Wacho of the Lethings. Raicunda died childless shortly afterwards. Menia later entered a second marriage. A product of this marriage was Audoin of the Gausian dynasty and a daughter from which come the dukes of Fruli.^[1] Audoin was in turn the father of Alboin who led the Lombards into Italy and founded the Kingdom of the Lombards.

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Notes

^ Christian Settipani (2015). Les Ancêtres de Charlamagne. 2nd edition (in French). P&G, Occasional Publications 16. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-900934-16-9.

[Settpani-1] Christian Settipani (2015). Les Ancêtres de Charlamagne. 2nd edition (in French). P&G, Occasional Publications 16. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-900934-16-9.

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