 Theodelinda was married first in 588 to Authari, king of the Lombards, son of King Cleph.There are indications that Pope Gregory I may have had an interest in encouraging this marriage as it would tie a Bavarian Catholic with the Arian Lombards, something he did previously, when he promoted the marriage between the Frankish princess Bertha—great-granddaughter of Clovis—and the Kentish Aethelbehrt.Theodelinda's time with Authari was brief for he died in 590.