Amalafreda of the Ostrogoths [61882]

   Another name for Amalafreda was Amfleda the Elder.

  General Notes:

http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps15/ps15_254.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalafrida



Amalafrida was the daughter of Theodemir , king of the Ostrogoths , and his wife Erelieva . She was the sister of Theodoric the Great , and mother of Theodahad , both of whom also were kings of the Ostrogoths.

In 500, to further cement his authority over the Vandals, Theodoric arranged a marriage alliance with Thrasamund , king of the Vandals , who became her second husband. She brought a very large dowery, but also 5,000 Gothic troops. In 523 , Hilderic , successor to Thrasamund, had her arrested and imprisoned in a successful bid to overthrow Ostrogothic hegemony; he also had her Gothic troops killed. She died in prison, exact date unknown.

Amalafrida had two children, the aforementioned Theodahad and Amalaberga , who married Hermanfrid , king of the Thuringii . It is not known who the father of these children was.

Sources

Peter Heather. The Goths (1996). Chapter 8.

Amalafreda married Thrasamund King of the Vandals [61881] [MRIN: 551617864], son of Gelimer King of the Vandals [59858] and Euric [59857], in 500. (Thrasamund King of the Vandals [61881] was born about 470 and died in 523.)

Amalafreda next married.