Amalafrid

Amalafrid

Amalafrid (Latin: Amalafridas, Greek: 'Αμαλαφρίδας ) was the son of the last Thuringian king Hermanafrid and his wife Amalaberga, daughter of Amalafrida and niece of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. After the fall of the royal Thuringian seat of Scithingi to the king of Metz, Theuderic I in 531, Amalaberga fled to the Ostrogothic king Theodahad, her brother, with Amalafrid and his sister Rodelinda. They were captured by the Byzantine general Belisarius and sent to Constantinople, together with the captured Ostrogothic king Witiges (or Wittigis). Justinian made Amalafrid a general and married off his sister Rodelinda to the Lombard king Audoin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Amalafrid is the 12,764th most popular politician (down from 12,699th in 2024). (up from 3,255th in 2019)