Fritigil
Fritigil, Queen of the Marcomanni, is the last known ruler of the Germanic peoples who were at that time probably settled in Pannonia. She is alleged to have had her residence in the present Burgenland. Fritigil corresponded with Ambrose of Milan for the conversion of her people to Christianity. She convinced her husband to submit to Roman authority and the tribe fell under the power of a tribune according to the Notitia Dignitatum.
Pope John Paul II referred to Fritigil in his letter Operosam Diem:
