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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF See also:CHRISTIAN DYNASTIES IN See also:SPAIN . See also:Kings of the Visigoths, having relations with Spain, but not established within it: Entered the See also:north-See also:east of Spain, murdered at See also:Barcelona. His murderer, promptly murdered in turn. Elected See also:king, was the ally (foederatus) of the See also:empire. Defeated the See also:Vandals and Alans. Migrated to See also:south-See also:west of See also:France with all his See also:people. Made inroads into Spain, as ally of the empire. Killed in the See also:battle with See also:Attila. All these kings had the seat of their See also:government north of the See also:Pyrenees. They made inroads in Spain and had a stronghold on the north-See also:cast. See also:Alaric was killed by the Frankish king, See also:Clovis, at Vouille, 507. See also:Bastard son of Alaric, was murdered.

Reigned in south and south-east of France under See also:

protection of See also:Theodoric, the Ostrogothic king in See also:Italy. Fled before See also:Franks to Barcelona at end of reign, and was murdered at Barcelona. Kings of the Visigoths established in Spain: Theudis . . 531-548 An Ostrogoth, See also:general of Theodo- Theudigisel . . 548-549 ric. Murdered Amalaric, and Agila . . . 549-554 was murdered in turn at See also:Athanagild . . 554-567 See also:Seville by Theudigesil. Liuva I. 567-572 Murdered by Agila. See also:Leovigild .

. 567-586 Murdered at See also:

Merida. Reccared . . 586-6o1 Rebelled against Agila, evacuated Liuva II. . . 601-603 See also:Andalusia to secure aid of Witteric. 603-610 Imperial See also:officers. Established Gunthemar 610-612 the See also:capital at See also:Toledo. Sisebut . . 612-620 Elected at See also:Narbonne. Associated Reccared II. 62o-621 his See also:brother Leovigild with him- Swintella . . 621-631 1 self.

Reccimer 621-631 f The first Visigoth king who as- Sisinand . . 631-636 sumed the diadem and See also:

purple, Chintila. 636-64o struck coins in his own name, Tulga 64o-641 - and enforced recognition of Chindaswinth 641-652 his supremacy in all parts of Recceswinth 649-672 Spain, except the south See also:coast. Wamba . . . 672-68o Son. Associated with his See also:father. Erwic 680 687 The first Visigoth king who was Egica 687-701 a See also:Catholic. Witiza 697 710 Son. Soon murdered. Roderic . 717-711 See also:Leader of Arian reaction.

Obscure kings. Associated his See also:

family with him on the See also:throne. They were all de- posed by the nobles. These kings were mainly sup- ported by the See also:clergy, and were engaged in endeavouring to make the See also:crown hereditary, by associating their kinsmen with themselves. Unrelated to his predecessor and elected by the nobles—was de- posed and tonsured. The most obscure of the Visigoth kings. Egica and Witiza ap- See also:pear to have continued the struggle with the nobles, by whom Roderic was tumultu- ously elected, in opposition to Witiza's son Actula. See also:Early kings of the Christian north-west of Spain, of uncertain See also:chronology and relationship: Pelayo . . 718-737 Elected as " king of the Goths." Favila . . 737-739 Brother of Pelayo. See also:Alphonso I. . .

739-757 Son-in-See also:

law of Pelayo. Froila . . 757-768 Son of Alphonso I. Murdered by Aurelio . . 768-774 his brother. Silon . . . 774-785 Brother or See also:cousin. Maurecat . . 785-789 Brother-in-law of Aurelio. Bermudo . . 789-792 Bastard son of Alphonso I.

Alphonso II. 792-842 Called the See also:

Deacon, descendant of Ramiro I. 842-85o Alphonso I., reigned for a very Ordoiio I. . 850-866 See also:short See also:time, and retired to a Alphonso III. 866-914 religious See also:house. Called the Chaste, son of Froila. Was perhaps chosen in opposi- tion to Bermudo. Son of Bermudo the Deacon. Son of Ramiro. Son of Ordono. Ataulf 410-415 Sigeric 415 Wallia 415-419 Thcodoric I. 419-451 Thorismund 451-453 Thcodoric II.

453-466 Euric 466-485 Alaric II.

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