Waldrada 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | F |
| Floruit | M IX |
| Dates | 860 (taq) / 862 (tpq) |
| Ethnicity | Frank |
| Textual Sources | Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Waldrada 1 was mistress of king Lothar II (Lotharios 2); he married her after securing a divorce from his wife Theutberga 1; the bishops who gave their approval to the divorce and the marriage were subsequently condemned and deposed by the bishop of Rome, Nicolas I (Nikolaos 28): Lib. Pont. 107. 44-50. The divorce was approved at Councils in Gaul in 860 and permission for the marriage was given at another Council in Gaul in 862; see Duchesne, Lib. Pont. II, p. 170, nn. 41-45.
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