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Berswinde d'Austrasie is no longer accepted by scholars as a daughter of Sigebert III, King of Austrasia and Emnechilde of the Burgundians.
Chimnechild of Burgundy (7th-century – fl. 662) (lat. Chimnechildis), Himnechichilde, Emnechilde, Imnechilde, Himnilde or Himnehilde was a Frankish queen consort of Australasia of the 8th century, by her marriage to King Sigebert III.
She was the mother of
When Childebert the Adopted died, she opposed the succession of Theuderic III and arranged a marriage between her daughter and Childeric II, whose succession she supported.
Contemporary documents do not mention its family origin1.
The chronicle of Ebersheim, written in the 12th century, specifies that the wife of Duke Adalric Ethic of Alsace, Berswinde d'Austrasie was a niece by her mother of Saint Léger, bishop of Autun and sister of a queen of the Franks. The marriage between Adalric and Bereswinde having taken place at the end of the first half of the 8th century, the Queen of the Franks in question can only be Chimnechilde or < Bathilde >. The latter cannot correspond, because it is originally served, it follows that Chimnechilde is Bereswinde's sister and Saint Léger's niece. However, this chronicle is very late compared to the facts related and is not always taken into account by historians1,2.
Onomastic encounters between the Etichonides, from Adalric Ethil and Bereswinde, and the Hugobertides, from the seneschal Hugobert, make Christian Settipani think of a fraternity between Bereswinde and Hugobert. Their father would then be the son of a mayor of the Palace of Australasia named Hugh and quoted in 6163. But, he later returns to this fraternity, considering that Hugobert could have other parents. Nevertheless, a cousinage remains possible and that the mayor of Palais Hugues could be an ancestor of Chimnechilde4.
https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/MEROVINGIANS.htm#SigebertIdied575B
King Dagobert I had one illegitimate child by Mistress (1):
1. SIGEBERT ([9 Oct 630/19 Jan 631]-1 Feb 656, bur Metz, basilique de Saint-Martin). Fredegar records the marriage of King Dagobert in the eighth year of his reign to "puella nomen Ragnetrudæ" and the birth of "filium…Sigybertum" in the same year[403].… He was canonised by the Catholic church in 1170.
m CHIMNECHILDIS [Himnilde/Emnehilde], daughter of --- (-676 or after). The Passio Præiecti records the influence of "Imnichilde regine"[407]. The Gesta Episcopi Tullensis names "regem Dagobertum…genitricis ipsius Chimechildis reginæ" when recording a donation by the former[408]. "Childericus rex Francorum et Chinechildis regina…Bertuino comiti et Bertelando vicario" donated property "villam…Barisiacum…in pago Laudunensi" to "Amando episcopo" by charter dated to [1 Aug 661][409]. "Childericus rex Francorum, Bonifacio duci" donated property on the advice of "Emhilde regine" to the monastery of St Gregory in Vosges by charter dated to [660/62][410]. "Childericus rex Francorum" donated property on the request of "Amelrico, Bonefacio ducibus" and the advice of "Emnehildæ reginæ" by charter dated to [664/66][411]. "Childericus rex Francorum, Emnehildis et Bilihildis…reginæ…" confirmed the property of the monastery of Stablo and Malmedy by charter dated 6 Sep 667[412].
King Sigebert III & his wife had [two] children:
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Burgundy, France
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Metz,Moselle,Lorraine,France, Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France
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Austrasie, France
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