Gunderic
Sign in to saveGunderic (; 379 – 428), King of Hasding Vandals (407–418), then King of Vandals and Alans (418–428), led the Hasding Vandals, a Germanic tribe originally residing near the Oder River, to take part in the barbarian invasions of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Vandals
- Place of birth
- Germania
- Place of death
- Seville
- Father
- Godigisel
- Sibling
- Geiseric
- Occupation
- king
- Position held
- king
- Religion
- Arianism
- Image
- Gunderico no Corpus Pelagianum (BNE Mss 1513).jpg
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- date of death
- 0428-01-01
- ethnic group
- Vandals
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- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of birth
- 0379-01-01
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Gunderic (; 379 – 428), King of Hasding Vandals (407–418), then King of Vandals and Alans (418–428), led the Hasding Vandals, a Germanic tribe originally residing near the Oder River, to take part in the barbarian invasions of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century.
== History == He was a son of King Godigisel, the Hasdingi's Vandal king when his people breached the Rhine river frontier of the Empire on the last day of 406. During that year, the Vandals had become heavily involved in a war with the Franks, who were already settled as allies of the Romans, and who attempted to keep the Vandals out. Godigisel was killed in the fighting and Gunderic succeeded him.
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