List of Kings of the Visigoths

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Kings of the Visigoths

Terving kings

These kings and leaders, with the exception of Fritigern, and the possible exception of Alavivus, were pagans.

• Athanaric (369–381)
• Rothesteus, sub-king
• Winguric, sub-king
• Alavivus (c. 376), rebel against Valens
• Fritigern (c. 376–c. 380), rebel against Athanaric and Valens

Balti dynasty

These kings were Arians, but they tended to succeed their fathers or close relatives on the throne and thus constitute a dynasty.

• Alaric I (395–410)
• Athaulf (410–415)
• Sigeric (415)
• Wallia (415–419)
• Theodoric I (419–451)
• Thorismund (451–453)
• Theodoric II (453–466)
• Euric (466–484)
• Alaric II (484–507)
• Gesalec (507–511)
• Theodoric the Great (511–526), regent
• Amalaric (526–531)

Non-Balti kings

The Visigothic monarchy took on a completely elective character with the fall of the Balti, but the monarchy remained Arian until Reccared converted in 587. Only a few sons succeeded fathers in this succession.

• Theudis (531–548)
• Theudigisel (548–549)
• Agila I (549–554)
• Athanagild (554–568)
• Liuva I (568–572), only ruled in Narbonensis from 569
• Liuvigild (569–586), ruled only south of the Pyrenees until 572
• St. Hermenegild (580–585), sub-king in Baetica
• Reccared I (580–601), son, sub-king in Narbonensis until 586, first Catholic king
• Segga (586–587), rebel
• Liuva II (601–603), son
• Witteric (603–610)
• Gundemar (610–612)
• Sisebut (612–621)
• Reccared II (621), son
• Suintila (621–631)
• Reccimer (626–631), son and associate
• Sisenand (631–636)
• Iudila (632–633), rebel
• Chintila (636–640)
• Tulga (640–641)
• Chindasuinth (641–653)
• Reccesuinth (649–672), son, initially co-king
• Froia (653), rebel
• Wamba (672–680)
• Hilderic (672), rebel
• Paul (672–673), rebel
• Erwig (680–687)
• Ergica (687–702)
• Suniefred (693), rebel
• Wittiza (694–710), son, initially co-king or sub-king in Gallaecia
• Roderic (710–711), only in Lusitania and Carthaginiensis
• Agila II (711–714), only in Tarraconensis and Narbonensis
• Oppas (712), perhaps in opposition to Roderic and Agila II
• Ardo (714–721), only in Narbonensis

A list of Visigothic kings was quoted in Spain as an egregious example of rote memorization in school during the time of Francisco Franco's dictatorship.

See also

• Visigoths
• History of Spain
• History of Portugal

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