Rekkared II

Rekkared II († March 621 ) was King of the Visigoths in February / March 621.

Rekkared was the son and successor of King Sisebut, who died in February 621 . He was still a child when he took office and died a few days later in March 621. The Visigoth king list gives him a reign of one year, two months and ten days; This can probably be explained by the fact that he was determined to be the fictitious “co-ruler” during his father's lifetime (late 619 or early 620), with which Sisebut wanted to secure the succession to the throne for him. With Rekkared's death, Sisebut's attempt to found a dynasty failed.

literature

Felix Dahn : Rekared II. In: General German Biography (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, p. 185.

Remarks

↑ Karl Zeumer clarified the circumstances and the chronology : The chronology of the Visigoth kings of the Empire of Toledo . In: New archive of the Society for Older German History 27, 1901, p. 425f. ( in full text at Wikisource ); see also Dietrich Claude : Adel, Kirche und Königum im Westgotenreich , Sigmaringen 1971, p. 92.

predecessor	Office	successor
Sisebut	King of the Visigoths 621	Suinthila

personal data
SURNAME	Rekkared II
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of the Visigoths
DATE OF BIRTH	6th century or 7th century
DATE OF DEATH	March 621

[1] Karl Zeumer clarified the circumstances and the chronology : The chronology of the Visigoth kings of the Empire of Toledo . In: New archive of the Society for Older German History 27, 1901, p. 425f. ( in full text at Wikisource ); see also Dietrich Claude : Adel, Kirche und Königum im Westgotenreich , Sigmaringen 1971, p. 92.