List of Visigoth kings
The following list gives all of the Visigoth kings . For the historical background, reference is made to the article Goten , where the Terwingen / Visigoth problem is discussed.
| Name (life data) | Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Alaric I. * around 370; † 410 |
395-410 | 410 Conquest of Rome | |
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Athaulf † August 415 |
410-415 | Brother-in-law of the predecessor | Visigoths move through Gaul to Spain |
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Sigerich † 415 |
415 | ||
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Wallia † 418 |
415-418 | The Visigoths move to Gaul | |
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Theodoric I. † 451 |
418-451 | Son-in-law of Alaric I. | Foundation of the Visigoth Empire in what is now France. Capital: Toulouse ("Tolosan Empire"). 451 killed in the battle of the Catalaunian fields against the Huns . |
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Thorismund † 453 |
451-453 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Theodoric II † 466 |
453-466 | Son of Theodoric I. | |
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Eurich * around 440; † 484 |
466-484 | Son of Theodoric I. | Broke the Foedus with Westrom and conquered all remaining Roman territories between the Loire and the Pyrenees . |
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Alaric II † 507 |
484-507 | Son of the predecessor | Clashes with the Franks |
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Gesalech * before 508; † 511 |
507-511 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Theodoric the Great * 451/56; † August 30, 526 |
511-526 | in personal union also king of the Ostrogoths | |
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Amalrich * 502; † 531 |
526-531 | Son of Alaric II | |
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Theudis † June 548 |
531-548 | ||
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Theudigisel † December 549 |
548-549 | ||
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Agila I. † March 555 |
549-555 | ||
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Athanagild † 567 |
555-567 | ||
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Liuva I. † late 571 or early 572 |
567-572 | ||
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Leovigild † April / May 586 |
568-586 | Brother of the predecessor | the first few years together with this |
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Rekkared I. † December 601 |
586-601 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Liuva II. * 583/584; † June / July 603 |
601-603 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Witterich † April 610 |
603-610 | ||
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Gundemar † February / March 612 |
610-612 | ||
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Sisebut † February 621 |
612-621 | ||
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Rekkared II † March 621 |
621 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Suinthila |
621-631 | ||
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Sisenand † March 12, 636 |
631-636 | ||
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Chintila † December 20, 639 |
636-639 | ||
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Tulga ? |
639-642 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Chindaswinth * at 563; † September 30, 653 |
642-653 | ||
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Rekkeswinth † September 1, 672 |
653-672 | Son of the predecessor | Co-regent since 649 |
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Wamba † 681/683 |
672-680 | ||
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Erwig † 687 |
680-687 | ||
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Egica † November / December 702 |
687-702 | Son-in-law of the predecessor | |
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Witiza † 710 |
702-710 | Son of the predecessor | Co-regent since 698 (?) |
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Roderich † July 19/26, 711 |
710-711 | ||
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Agila II † around 714 |
711-714 | ||
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Ardo ? |
714-720 |
With the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Islamic Moors , the Visigoth Empire ended . The Visigoth Pelayo founded the Kingdom of Asturias in 718 , the nucleus of the later Christian Reconquista .