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Genserico

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Also known as Genseric

re dei Vandali e degli Alani

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Gaiseric was a Vandal king who ruled from 428 to 477 AD and led his people to significant military power in the Mediterranean region during the final decades of the Western Roman Empire. He is historically important because his conquests and raids, particularly against Roman territories, contributed substantially to the empire's collapse in the 5th century.

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Gaiseric
Royalty.succession
King of the Vandals and Alans
Royalty.image
Siliqua of Gaiseric, ca. 455-476.jpg
Royalty.caption
Siliqua of Gaiseric c. 455-476 AD
Royalty.reign
428–477 AD
Royalty.predecessor
Gunderic
Royalty.successor
Huneric
Royalty.father
Godigisel
Royalty.birth_place
Near Lake Balaton, Pannonia Prima, Western Roman Empire
Royalty.death_date
25 January 477 (aged 87)
Royalty.death_place
Carthage, Vandal Kingdom
Royalty.religion
Arianism

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Vandal Kingdom
Place of birth
Lake Balaton
Place of death
Carthage
Father
Godigisel
Sibling
Gunderic
Occupation
sovereign
Religion
Arianism
Family
Hasdingi
Image
Siliqua Vandals Honorius.jpg
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Commons category
Genseric
date of death
0477-01-25
date of birth
0389-01-01
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
name in native language
Geisericus
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Article · Italiano

Genserico (o Gaiserico o Gianserico, detto lo Zoppo; Balaton, 389 – Cartagine, 25 gennaio 477) è stato re dei Vandali e degli Alani (428 - 477), prima nella penisola iberica e poi in Africa.Fu una delle figure chiave dell'ultimo e tumultuoso periodo di vita dell'Impero romano d'Occidente (V secolo). Condusse i Vandali, gli Alani e una parte di Visigoti sbandati dalla penisola iberica al Nordafrica, fondando un regno che in pochi anni trasformò un "insignificante" popolo germanico in una delle maggiori potenze mediterranee; nel 455 guidò i Vandali nel Sacco di Roma.

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