Editing Theodelinda (section)

===Regent===
Shortly before Agilulf's death in 616, he named Theodelinda co-regent for their son [[Adaloald]] and once he reached maturity, she remained co-ruler over the kingdom.{{sfn|Hartmann|1913|p=202}}{{sfn|Frassetto|2003|p=341}}

For a period of some thirty-five years Theodelinda was queen of the Lombards.{{sfn|Wolfram|1997|p=298}} Perhaps to further exhibit her faith, she constructed a Catholic cathedral dedicated to [[Monza Cathedral|St. John the Baptist at Monza]] (near Milan) and richly endowed it. Her support for the Catholic faith also included the establishment of monasteries—one at Bobbio,{{sfn|Frassetto|2003|pp=341–342}} and later one at Pedona, among others according to Paul the Deacon.{{sfn|Wallace-Hadrill|2004|p=54}}

Within "the treasure house" that is the cathedral at Monza, one finds a splendidly detailed sculpture of a mother hen and her chicks made of gilded silver, which was likely another gift from Pope Gregory.{{sfn|O'Donnell|2008|p=346}}{{efn|The famous treasure of Monza contains the [[Iron Crown of Lombardy]] and the ''theca persica'', enclosing a text from the [[Gospel of John]], sent by Pope Gregory to her for her son [[Adaloald]]. Another of the gifts of this pope to the Lombard queen was a cruciform [[encolpion]] (reliquary) containing a portion of the [[True Cross]].

The history of the queen and her connection with the famous [[Iron Crown of Lombardy]] are narrated in the frescoes painted in the Theodelinda Chapel in the [[Monza Cathedral]], work by Ambrogio and Gregorio [[Zavattari]] (1444).}}