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Amalaric 502 - 531 |
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| Alternative Names | Amalareiks (Gothic), Amalarico (Span. Port.) |
| Spouse | Clotilde or Chrodechildis (daughter of King Clovis I of the Franks) |
| House | Balti |
| Father | Alaric II |
| Mother | Theodegotha (illegitimate daughter of Theodoric the Great) |
| Born | 502 |
| Died | 531 Assassinated by his own troops in Barcino (Barcelona), after being defeated in Narbonne by Childebert I, king of Paris. |
| Religion | Arianism |
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| Preceded by Theodoric the Great (regent) |
526 - 531 Proclaimed king in 522 (with Theodoric), sole king after 526 |
Succeeded by Theudis |
| Succession | Son of Alaric II, his grandfather Theodoric ruled as his regent until being old enough to rule. | |
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