Liuva II.
Liuva II (* 583/584; † June / July 603 ) was King of the Visigoths from December 601 to June / July 603 .
Liuva was the son and successor of King Rekkared I. Whether he was made co-regent or successor by his father and whether an election took place is unknown. The account of the historian Isidore of Seville , who praises Liuva, shows that Liuva was eighteen years old when he ascended the throne. He was an illegitimate child and his mother was of low origin. His brief reign of a year and a half was uneventful. Liuva became the victim of a conspiracy by Witterich , who succeeded him. Soon after the overthrow, Witterich had his predecessor's right hand cut off in order to make him incapable of rule; It is unclear whether Liuva died of the injury or was later murdered on Witterich's orders. The dynasty founded by King Leovigild ended with Liuva's death .
Remarks
- ↑ For the chronology see Karl Zeumer : The Chronology of the Visigoth Kings of the Empire of Toledo . In: New archive of the society for older German history 27, 1901, p. 430, 442 ( full text at Wikisource ).
- ^ Isidore: Historia Gothorum 57.
- ^ See on the process of Konrad Bund: overthrow and deposition of rulers in the early Middle Ages , Bonn 1979, p. 565f
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rekkared I. |
King of the Visigoths 601–603 |
Witterich |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liuva II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leova II. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Visigoths |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 583 or 584 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 603 or July 603 |