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Birth:          ABT  640 
Death:           716 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodo_of_Bavaria
Theodo (about 625 – 11 December c. 716) also known as Theodo V and Theodo II, 
was the Duke of Bavaria from 670 or, more probably, 680 to his death. It is with 
Theodo that the well-sourced history of Bavaria begins. He strengthened his duchy 
internally and externally and, according to the medieval chronicler Arbeo of Freising, 
he was a prince of great power whose fame extended beyond his borders.
Life[edit]

Theodo's descendance has not been conclusively established. A member of the 
Agilolfing dynasty, his father possibly was Duke Theodo IV of Bavaria (d. 680) and his 
mother was probably Fara of Bavaria (b: 600), daughter of one of the Kings of the 
Lombards and (her mother) Daughter of Gisulf I of Friuli (b: 577).

Theodo established his capital at Ratisbona (modern Regensburg). He married 
Folchaid, of the Frankish (possibly Robertian as the daughter of Robert II) aristocracy 
in Austrasia, to build diplomatic ties there. He intervened in Lombard affairs by 
harbouring the refugees Ansprand and Liutprand, whom he assisted militarily on his 
return to claim the Iron Crown. Liutprand later married his daughter Guntrude. Theodo 
also defended his duchy ably from the Avars (with some failure in the east).

Theodo is the patron to the four great missionaries of Bavaria: Saint Rupert, Saint 
Erhard, Saint Emmeram, and probably Saint Corbinian. He was the first to draw up 
plans for the Bavarian church, aiming both at a deeper cultivation of the countryside 
as well as greater independence from the Frankish Kingdom by a closer association 
with the Pope. He was the first Bavarian duke to travel to Rome, where he conferred 
with Pope Gregory II. The diocesan seats were placed in the few urban centres, which 
served as the Duke's seats: Regensburg, Salzburg, Freising and Passau.

Two of his children are involved with the death of Saint Emmeram. Theodo's daughter 
Uta had become pregnant by her lover. Fearing her father's wrath, she confided to 
Emmeram and the saint promised to bear the blame, as he was about to travel to 
Rome. Soon after his departure, Uta's predicament became known and in keeping with 
the agreement she named Emmeram as the father. Her brother Lantpert went after 
Emmeram and greeted him as "bishop and brother-in-law," i.e., episcope et gener 
noster! Then he had Emmeram cut and torn into pieces. Theodo had the remains of 
the saint moved to Regensburg. Nothing more is known of Lantpert and Uta.

Marriage and issue[edit]

According to the Renaissance historians Ladislaus Sunthaym (c.1440–1512/13) and 
Johannes Aventinus (1477–1534), Theodo married Regintrud, possibly a daughter of 
King Dagobert I of Austrasia. However, the Verbrüderungsbuch codex of St Peter's 
Abbey, Salzburg only mentions one Folchaid, probably a daughter of the Robertian 
count Theutacar in Wormsgau. They had the following children:
Theodbert, Duke of Bavaria in Salzburg 711/12–c.719
Theobald, Duke of Bavaria in Regensburg c.711/12–717/19
Tassilo II, Duke of Bavaria in Passau (?) 717–719
Grimoald, Duke of Bavaria in Freising c.716–724
a daughter who married her Agilolfing cousin Duke Gotfrid of Alamannia

Theodo was eventually succeeded by his four other sons, between whom he divided 
his duchy sometime before 715. As early as 702, his eldest son Theodbert had been 
reigning from Salzburg and from 711 or 712 was the co-ruler of his father. It is 
impossible to see if this division was territorial (as with the Merovingians) or purely a 
co-regency (as with the later princes of Benevento and Capua). If so, Theodbert's 
capital was probably Salzburg and the Vita Corbiniani informs that Grimoald had his 
seat there. References to Theobald and the Thuringii implies perhaps a capital at 
Regensburg and this leaves Tassilo at Passau. All of this is educated conjecture.

Ordinals[edit]

Some historians have distinguished between a Duke Theodo I, ruling around 680, and 
a Duke Theodo II, reigning in the early eighth century. Theodo I is associated with 
events involving Saint Emmeram, Uta and Lantpert, while Theodo II is associated with 
Saints Corbinian and Rupert, the ecclesiastical organisation and the division of the 
Duchy. However, no contemporary source indicates a distinction between different 
Dukes of that name.

To complicate matters even further, Bavarian tradition has referred to Theodo I and 
Theodo II as Theodo IV and Theodo V respectively to differentiate them from 
legendary Agilolfing ancestors Theodo I to III, all who would have reigned before 550.

Parents
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____ Fara (ABT  615 - )

Siblings
____ Theodo II (ABT  640 -  716)

Marriage To ____ Regintrude (ABT  638 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
____ Dagobert I (ABT  602 -  639)
OF AUSTRASIA Regintrude (ABT  610 - )

Children by ____ Regintrude ABT  638 - 
----- ----- (ABT  660 - )

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