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Witteric
Sign in to saveWitteric (; Portuguese and Galician: Viterico; 565 – April 610) was the Visigoth King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia. He ruled from 603 to 610.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Witteric
- Royalty.title
- King of the Visigoths
- Royalty.image
- Witerico Tremis Tarraco.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Tremissis minted in Tarraco during his reign and bearing his effigy.
- Royalty.reign
- June/July 603 – April 610
- Royalty.reign type
- Reign
- Royalty.predecessor
- Liuva II
- Royalty.pre type
- Predecessor
- Royalty.successor
- Gundemar
- Royalty.suc type
- Successor
- Royalty.birth_date
- 565
- Royalty.death_date
- April 610
- Royalty.death_place
- Toledo
- Royalty.burial_place
- Toledo
- Royalty.spouse type
- Wife
- Royalty.issue
- Ermenberga
- Royalty.religion
- Arian; possibly Chalcedonian Christianity after 589
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Toledo
- Child
- Ermenberga
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- king of Wisigoths
- Religion
- Arianism
- Noble title
- king of Wisigoths
- Image
- Witerico, rey de los Visigodos (Museo del Prado).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Rise to power
- Reign
- Assassination
- References
- External links
Witteric (; Portuguese and Galician: Viterico; 565 – April 610) was the Visigoth King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia. He ruled from 603 to 610.
==Rise to power== The first mention of Witteric in history was as a conspirator with Sunna (bishop), the Arian bishop of Mérida, to reestablish Arianism in 589. While Sunna was sent into exile, it is unknown what happened to Witteric. In the spring of 602, Witteric was given command of the army with the job of expelling the Byzantines. However, when it came time to do so in the Spring of 603, Witteric instead led his troops against King Liuva II, counting on the support of a faction of nobles in opposition to the dynasty of Leovigild. He invaded the royal palace and deposed the young king. Witteric cut off the king's right hand, and then had him condemned and executed in the summer of 603.
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