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which occurred before any consummation of the marriage and possibly before any religious ceremony (it is unclear whether the marriage ever took place or if
Desiderata only received the homage of the nobility in accordance with her planned future position of Queen of the Franks). If Adalard was
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was found to contain the corpse of a forty-year-old woman, possibly identifiable with
Himiltrude. If so, Himiltrude would appear to have died long after 770, although if and when she retired to Nivelles cannot be deduced. She is named in the
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scandalised by this dismissal, it is highly unlikely he would have been unfazed about
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supports this hypothesis, for his monastic vocation is described as due to the scruple he had regarding
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