Queen Baddo
Baddo (also known as Bauda) – fl. 589) was a 6th-century Visigoth queen consort. Queen Baddo is remarked for being the only Visigoth queen consort to have autographed sanctioned state and church documents, implying her involvement in politics and her authority over the government. Queen Baddo was married to King Reccared the First( 580 – 601), who was King of Hispania and Septimania from 586 until 21 December 601. His reign marked a major turning point in history, with the king’s repudiation of Arianism in favour of Roman Christianity in 587. Isidore of Seville Historical records indicate that Baddo’s lineage might be first written about by Isidore of Seville. The primary sources on Baddo’s lineage are two works by this Spanish scholar and theologian: Historia de regibus …
