WORMS Ingundis

0499 - 0546  (~ 47 years)

• Name	WORMS Ingundis
  Birth	0499
  Gender	Female
  Death	0546
  Notes	Ingundis (Ingonde), [1] Since she may have come from Worms, she is given a LNAB of Worms as a more helpful identifier than "unknown". Birth Her first child being born about 517, estimate her birth at 500. Wikidata gives a birth of 499. Parents Wikipedia (FR), citing Bouyer (1992), claims that Ingonde's father was a Germanic king from the region of Worms and a woman named Arnegonde, but offers no primary source on which this is based. 517 Concubine and Wife Ingundis married Clotaire. Initially a concubine in 517, she later became his wife in 532. [1] Her husband Clotaire also married her sister, Arnegundis (Arnegonde) ... making the marriage polygamous. [1] "Gregory of Tours tells that Ingonde asked Clotaire to find a husband worthy of the noble lineage of his sister Arnegonde. The king found no better suitor than himself and decided to marry his own sister-in-law. [2] 546 Death This situation lasted for several years and contributed to weaken morally Ingonde who died around 546." [2] Issue Ingundis is the mother of the majority of Clotaire's children. [1] Spouse: Clotaire. Issue: 6 known; 1 fabricated. First date of birth from Data Field. [3] Documented Gunthar, born France 519, [3] (517 - after 532)[1][1] Childerich born France 519 [3] (d. ante 561)[1][2] Charibert, born Soisson Neustria 517 [3] (520 - 567 Paris)[1][3] Guntram, born Orleans, France, 532 [1] Guntchramn "Gontran" (532/4 -28 Mar 592)[1][4] Sigebert, born Paris, 533 [1] (535 - Nov/Dec 575 Vitry)[1][5] Chlodesindis, born 517 [3] (d. ante 567)[1][6] Fabricated (fictional) [1] Bilichildis[7] Sources ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Charles Cawley. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Medieval Lands Database. Merovingians Accessed July 20, 2018 jhd ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia, French ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 WikiTree Data Field, Not otherwise sourced See also: Gregory of Tours Wikipedia:fr: Ingonde (femme de Clotaire Ier). S. STURM trans. Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands. Wikidata gives 3 references: Russian Wikipedia French Wikipedia Christian Settipani, "La Préhistoire des Capétiens", 1993
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  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

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  Children	1. MEROVINGIAN Sigebert,   b. Abt 0535, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France d. Abt 0575, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France (Age 40 years)  [Mother: natural]
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  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026