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Witteric |
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Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galici |
| Gender |
Male |
| Acceded |
603 |
| King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia |
| Death |
Apr 610 |
| Notes |
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witteric
«b»Witteric«/b» (in «u»Spanish «/u» «i»Witerico«/i», in «u»Portuguese «/u» and «u»Galician «/u» «i»Viterico«/i») was «u»Visigothic «/u» «u»King «/u» of «u»Hispania «/u», «u»Septimania «/u» and «u»Galicia «/u» from «u»603 «/u» to «u»610 «/u».
In the spring of 602, the «u»Goth «/u» Witteric, one of the conspirators with Sunna de Mérida to reestablish «u»Arianism «/u» in «u»589 «/u», was given command of the army with the job of repulsing the «u»Byzantines «/u». From this position of power at the head of the army, he surrounded himself with confidantes. When it came time to expel the Byzantines, Witteric instead used his troops to strike at the king (Spring 603). In invading the royal palace and deposing the young king, «u»Liuva II «/u», he counted on the support of a faction of nobles in opposition to the dynasty of «u»Leovigild «/u». A large fraction of the Visigothic population could always be relied upon to oppose dynastic rule. Witteric cut off the king's right hand and later had him condemned and executed (Summer 603).
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I61312 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
12 Nov 2009 |
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