Arégonde, Aregund, or Aregunda (French: Arnegonde de Worms) (Worms, c.515-573) was the wife of Clotaire I, king of the Franks, and the mother of Chilperic I of Neustria. She was the sister of Ingund, one of Clotaire's other wives. She may have been born sometime between 500 and 510 and may have died sometime between 580 and 590. Worm can refer to: The worm, a collection of animal phyla. ... Events Births Deaths Northern Wei Xuan Wu Di, ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Euphemius, deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Categories: 515 ... Events A young monk is ordained. ... Clotaire I (or Chlothar or Chloderic) (497 – 561), a king of the Franks, was one of the four sons of Clovis. ... The following list of Frankish Kings is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ... Chilpéric I was born c. ... Neustria & Austrasia The territory of Neustria originated in A.D. 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities. ... Ingonde, Ingund, or Ingunda (born c. ... Events Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510) Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur. ... Events Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius is appointed a consul by Theoderic Births Gildas, Celtic monk Deaths Hashim, great-grandfather of Muhammad and ancestor of the Hashemites Categories: 510 ... Events Around this time, the historian Jordanes writes several books. ... Events September 3 - St. ...

Her sepulchre, among dozens of others, was discovered in 1959 in the Saint Denis Basilica by archaeologist Michel Fleury. It contained remarkably well-preserved clothing items and jewellery, which was used to identify her. A sepulchre (also spelled sepulcher) is a burial chamber. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West façade of Saint Denis The Basilica of Saint Denis (French: Basilique de Saint-Denis, or simply Basilique Saint-Denis) is the famous burial site of the French monarchs, comparable to Westminster Abbey in England. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

In an episode of the television series "Digging for the Truth" (aired in May 2006), host Josh Bernstein arranged a DNA test of a sample of her remains, to see if it showed any Middle Eastern characteristics. It did not. It is not known why Bernstein chose to test the DNA of the wife of a Merovingian king as opposed to a direct discendent of the Merovingian line, which logically would have been the only way to test the hypothetical Middle-Eastern origin of the Merovingian bloodline. Digging For The Truth is a History Channel series. ... Josh Bernstein is an American anthropologist, adventurer, and TV host of The History Channels Digging for the Truth. ... Genetic fingerprinting, DNA testing, DNA typing, and DNA profiling are techniques used to distinguish between individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA. Its invention by Sir Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester was announced in 1985. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...