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Swanachild (also ''Swanahild'' or ''Serenahilt'') was the second wife of Charles Martel, who brought her back from his first campaign in Bavaria in 725, along with her uncle Grimoald's wife, Biltrude. Swanachild belonged to the clan of the Agilolfings though her parentage is not quite clear. Her parents could be: *Tassilo II, duke of Bavaria, and his wife Imma *Theodbert, duke of Bavaria and his wife Regintrud With Charles Martel she had one child, Grifo. After the death of Charles, she supported her son's failed attempt to gain a portion of his inheritance. This she did with the support of her uncle Odilo of Bavaria. Afterwards she was relegated to the position of abbess of Chelles. Although later Carolingian historians cast her as a concubine, she was during her time the rightful wife of Charles. The ''Reichenau Codex'' listed her as ''Suanahil regina'', "Queen Swanachild." ==Sources== *(''Lexikon des Mittelalters'' (in German) ) *(Medieval Lands Project on Suanachildis ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swanachild」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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