| Ingund | |
| Succession: | Queen of the Franks |
| Birth Date: | c. 499 |
| Birth Place: | Thuringia |
| Death Date: | 546 |
| Consort: | yes |
| Spouse: | Chlothar I |
| Issue: | Gonthaire Charibert I Guntram Sigebert I Childeric Clodoswinthe, Queen of the Lombards |
| House: | Merovingian dynasty |
| Father: | King Baderic of Thuringia |
Ingonde, Ingund, Ingunda, or (in Latin) Ingundis (c. 499 in Thuringia – 546) was a queen of the Franks by marriage to Chlothar I, son of Clovis.[1] [2] [3]
She was the daughter of King Baderic of Thuringia (c. 480 – c. 529). She became concubine to Chlothar in c.517,[4] before his marriage in c. 524 to Guntheuc, widow of Chlothar's brother Chlodomer.[5] This brought Chlothar access to Chlodomer's treasury.[6] On Guntheuc's death in 532, Chlothar married Ingund. During their long relationship they had six children, four of whom would become kings or queen:[7]
Shortly after their marriage (c. 533–538) Ingund requested of Chlothar that he find a husband worthy of her sister, Aregund.[8] [9] Finding no one suitable, Chlothar took Aregund as one of his own wives in a polygamous marriage.[10] Ingund did not object to this arrangement;[11] Aregund remained his wife until Ingund's death in 546, after which she fell out of favor with Chlothar.[12]