Baddo (queen)

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Baddo
Queen consort of the Visigothic Kingdom
Reccared I Conversión, by Muñoz Degrain, Senate Palace, Madrid.jpg
A picture of Reccared I and potentially Baddo converting to Nicene Christianity from Arianism at the Third Council of Toledo
PredecessorGoiswintha
SuccessorHildoara
Born6th Century
Visigoth Kingdom
DiedNo earlier than 589
HusbandReccared I
ReligionArian; Nicene Christian

Baddo (Bauda) (6th-century – fl. 589) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to King Reccared I (580–601). She is the only Visigoth queen consort known to have signed official state documents and church documents, which signifies that she played a role in politics and had some influence over the government.[1]

Biography[]

Lineage[]

Many modern historians believe that Baddo’s lineage was first written about in Isidore of Seville’s Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum and the Continuatio Byzantia-Arabica. These historical sources mention that the mother of Liuva II, who himself was born in 583 or 584, was a commoner and a concubine to Reccared,[2][3][4] who was at that time the youngest son of the ruler of the Visigothic kingdom Liuvigild. These researchers consider Baddo the sole known lawful wife of Reccared I.[5]

Other modern medievalists, however, also hold the opinion that Baddo was not the mother of Liuva II,[6] as marrying commoners was not a widespread practice among the Visigothic monarchy. The supporting claim is also made that Baddo was unable to bear Reccared a son and that Liuva II was declared heir to the throne after being borne by one of Reccared’s concubines.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Hartmann M. Die Königin im frühen Mittelalter. — Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 2009. — S. 22—23. — ISBN 978-3-1701-8473-2.
  2. ^ Isidore of Seville. Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum. Section 57
  3. ^ Continuatio Byzantine-Arabica. Section 2.
  4. ^ Martindale, J. R. Liuva II // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire - [2001 reprint]. Cambridge University Press, 1992. Vol. III (b): A.D. 527-641 - p.794 - ISBN 0-521-20160-8
  5. ^ Martindale, J. R. Baddo 2 // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire - [2001 reprint]. Cambridge University Press, 1992. Vol. III (a): A.D. 527-641 - p.163 - ISBN 0-521-20160-8
  6. ^ Циркин Ю. Б. Испания от античности к Средневековью. — СПб.: Филологический факультет СПбГУ; Нестор-История, 2010. — p.456 — ISBN 978-5-8465-1024-1
  7. ^ Collins R. Visigothic Spain, 409—711. — Blackwell Publishing, 2004. — p.73 — ISBN 978-0-4707-5456-6
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