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Wacho (also Waccho; probably from ''Waldchis'') was
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of the
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before they entered
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from an unknown date (perhaps c. 510) until his death in 539. His father was Unichis. Wacho usurped the throne by assassinating (or having assassinated) his uncle, King Tato (again, probably around 510). Tato's son Ildchis fought with him and fled to the
Gepids The Gepids (; ) were an East Germanic tribes, East Germanic tribe who lived in the area of modern Romania, Hungary, and Serbia, roughly between the Tisza, Sava, and Carpathian Mountains. They were said to share the religion and language of the G ...
where he died.'' Origo Gentis Langobardorum'' Wacho had good relations with the
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. Wacho married three times. His first marriage was to Raicunda, daughter of Bisinus, King of the Thuringi. His second marriage was to Austrigusa, a Gepid possibly named after her maternal descent from
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rulers. Austrigusa was the mother of two daughters: Wisigarda (who married Theudebert I of Austrasia) and Waldrada (who married firstly
Theudebald Theudebald (in modern English, ''Theobald''; in French, ''Thibaut'' or ''Théodebald''; in German, ''Theudowald'') (534 – 555), son of Theudebert I and Deuteria, was the king of Metz, Rheims, or Austrasia—as it is variously called ...
of Austrasia, secondly Chlothar I,
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, and thirdly Garibald I of Bavaria). Wacho's third marriage was to Silinga, a
Heruli The Heruli (also Eluri, Eruli, Herules, Herulians) were one of the smaller Germanic peoples of Late Antiquity, known from records in the third to sixth centuries AD. The best recorded group of Heruli established a kingdom north of the Middle Danu ...
, mother of Waltari. According to some historians (Josef Poulík), he was buried on
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hill, however, modern historians are not certain about it.


See also

* Family tree of the Lombard kings, Wacho was an ancestor of many later Lombard dynasties


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References

*'' Origo Gentis Langobardorum'' 539 deaths 6th-century Lombard monarchs Lombard warriors Lethings Year of birth unknown {{Italy-noble-stub