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, Galician and Portuguese, ''Recaredo''), (? – March 621) was Visigothic
The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is k ...
King
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of Hispania
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, Septimania and Galicia
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briefly in 621, though the length of the reign exactly is debated to last from several days to just over a year.
Biography
His father and predecessor wasSisebut
Sisebut ( la, Sisebutus, es, Sisebuto; also ''Sisebuth'', ''Sisebur'', ''Sisebod'' or ''Sigebut'') ( 565 – February 621) was King of the Visigoths and ruler of Hispania and Septimania from 612 until his death.
Biography
He campaigned success ...
. He was but a child when placed on the throne and as with most Visigothic attempts to establish a royal dynasty, Sisebut's was opposed by the nobility and ultimately failed.
His death allowed his strongman and general Suintila
Suintila, or ''Suinthila'', ''Swinthila'', ''Svinthila''; (ca. 588 – 633/635) was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 621 to 631. He was a son of Reccared I and his wife Bado, and a brother of the general Geila. Under Suinti ...
, to accede to the throne.
References
Sources
* Collins, Roger (2004). Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Blackwell Publishing. * Thompson, Edward Arthur (1969). The Goths in Spain. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 7th-century Visigothic monarchs Rulers who died as children Medieval child rulers 621 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Portugal-royal-stub