Vestralp
Vestralp (Latin Vestralpus ) was an Alemannic Gau king of the Bucinobanten in the 4th century.
The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus reports that the Caesar (lower emperor) Julian crossed the Rhine near Mainz in 359 and concluded peace treaties with the Alemannic kings Vestralp, Makrian , Hariobaud , Ur , Ursicinus and Vadomar , after the return of all prisoners.
literature
- Rainer Christlein: The Alemanni. Archeology of a Living People. Theiss, Stuttgart et al. 1978, ISBN 3-8062-0190-0 .
- Thorsten Fischer : Vestralp. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 32, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018387-0 , pp. 309-310.
- Karlheinz Fuchs, Martin Kempa, Rainer Redies (Red.): The Alamannen. 4th edition, licensed edition. Theiß, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8062-1535-9 (exhibition catalog).
- Dieter Geuenich : History of the Alemanni (= Kohlhammer Urban pocket books. 575). 2nd, revised edition. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-17-018227-7 .
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| SURNAME | Vestralp |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vestralpus (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Alemannic Gau King of the Bucinobanten |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century |