Christian Feast Day: Balthild

Balthild of Chelles

Wife of Clovis II, Queen consort of Burgundy and Neustria, Christian saint

Balthild, also spelled Bathilda, Bauthieult or Baudour, was queen consort of Neustria and Burgundy by marriage to Clovis II, the King of Neustria and Burgundy (639–658), and regent during the minority of her son, Chlothar III. Her hagiography was intended to further her…