Theodrada

Theodrada
Abbess of Argenteuil
Born	784
Died	Between 844 and 853 (aged 59–69)
Father	Charlemagne
Mother	Fastrada

Theodrada (ca. 784 – 844/853) was a daughter of Charlemagne (742–814) from his marriage to Fastrada. She became Abbess of the monastery of Argenteuil.[1]

Life

Theodrada was born the elder of the two daughters of Charlemagne's fourth wife Fastrada.[2] Theodrada was the twelfth child of the Frankish king. By 814, she was the Abbess of Notre-Dame d'Argenteuil,[3] A document estimated to be from the year 828 notes that Theodrada received Argenteuil from her father. The abbey became independent of the Abbey of Saint-Denis on the occasion of the transfer, and as a Carolingian house monastery, was directly subordinate to the Frankish king. However, in the aforementioned charter of 828, Theodrada restored the monastery to St. Denis on the condition that she would be allowed to use it for life, unless she voluntarily renounced it or was compensated with another monastery.[4]

References

1. Dykeman, Therese Boos (1999), "Héloïse (1100–1163)", The Neglected Canon: Nine Women Philosophers, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 39–72, doi:10.1007/978-94-017-3400-4_2, ISBN 978-90-481-5314-5, retrieved 2024-01-10
2. "SIX. Patterns of Women's Names in Royal Lineages", Those of My Blood, University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 98–119, 2001-12-31, doi:10.9783/9780812201406.98, ISBN 978-0-8122-3590-6, retrieved 2024-01-10
3. Barrow, Julia (2023-07-21), "Vocabularies and Narratives of Reform", Rethinking Reform in the Latin West, 10th to Early 12th Century, BRILL, pp. 256–269, doi:10.1163/9789004681088_013, ISBN 978-90-04-68108-8, retrieved 2024-01-10
4. RI I n. 848, in: Regesta Imperii Online