Radegund (also spelled Rhadegund, Radegonde) (ca. 520–586) was a 6th century Frankish princess, who founded the Convent of Our Lady of Poitiers. Canonized in the 9th century, she's the patron saint of several English churches and of Jesus College, Cambridge. Life history Radegund was born to King Berthar, one of the three kings of Thuringia (a kingdom located in present day Germany), c 520. Radegund's uncle, Hermanfrid, killed Berthar in battle, orphaning her. Then, after allying with the… (More on Radegunde)