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Visigothic Kingdom | |
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| 418 - 721 | |
| Capital | Tolosa (Toulouse): 418 - 507 Vicus Julii (Aire-sur-l'Adour): 466 - 507 (alternately with Tolosa) Barcino (Barcelona): 508 - 526 Narbo (Narbonne): 526 - 531 Barcino (Barcelona): 531 - 549 Tletum (Toledo): 549 - 721 |
| Language(s) | Latin [3], Gothic [4] |
| Religion | Arianism, Roman Catholic (conversion in 587) |
| Government - First King - Last King |
Monarchy Wallia (415 - 419) Ardo (714 - 721) |
| Currency | Solidus = 3 Tremissis |
| Preceded by |  Western Roman Empire (settlement in 418, last territories conquested in 472) Suebic Kingdom (conquested from 456 to 585)
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| Succeeded by |  Kingdom of Asturias (founded by Visigothic nobles in 718) Umayyad Caliphate (conquered from 711 to 721) Frankish Empire (territories conquered in 507)
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Rulers[]
Timelines[]
6th Century[]
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7th Century[]
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Kings[]
Balti dynasty[]
Alaric, a Balth, led his people to the sacking of Rome in 410 and founded a dynasty that would come to rule much of Roman Gaul for a century and all of Roman Hispania for longer, establishing a kingdom in the latter that would last until early in the eighth century.
| Name | Reigned | Comments |
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| Alaric I | 395 - 410 | Proclaimed king after the division of the Roman Empire issue. |
| Athaulf | 410 - 415 | Brother-in-law of Alaric. |
| Sigeric | 415 | Not a member of the Balti dynasty. Only reigned for 7 days. |
| Wallia | 415 - 418 | Founded the Visigothic Kingdom. |
| Theodoric I | 418 - 451 | Illegitimate son of Alaric or his son-in-law. |
| Thorismund | 451 - 453 | Son of Theodoric I. Murdered by his brother Theodoric II. |
| Theodoric II | 453 - 466 | Son of Theodoric I. Murdered by his brother Euric. |
| Euric | 466 - 484 | Son of Theodoric I. |
| Alaric II | 484 - 507 | Son of Euric. Last king of the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse. |
| Gesalec | 507 - 511 | Illegitimate son of Alaric II. Deposed by Theodoric the Great. |
| Theodoric the Great | 511 - 526 | King of the Ostrogoths, he was regent of his grandson Amalaric. |
| Amalaric | 526 - 531 | Son of Alaric II and half-brother of Gesalec. |
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 their fathers to the throne in this period.
| Name | Reigned | Comments |
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| Theudis | 531 – 548 | Former commander of Theodoric the Great. |
| Theudigisel | 548 – 549 | Leading general of Theudis. |
| Agila I | 549 – 554 | |
| Athanagild | 554 – 567 | Rebel in 551, sole king after 554. |
| Liuva I | 568 – 572 | Co-king with Liuvigild after 569 |
| Liuvigild | 569 – 586 | Brother of Liuva I, co-king until 572 |
| * Hermenegild | 580 – 585 | Usurper. Reigned in Baetica. |
| Reccared I | 586 – 601 | Son of Liuvigild. First Catholic king. |
| Liuva II | 601 – 603 | Son of Reccared I. |
| Witteric | 603 – 610 | Arian king, deposed Liuva II. |
| Gundemar | 610 – 612 | Acclaimed king by the Catholic nobles. |
| Sisebut | 612 – 621 | |
| Reccared II | 621 | Son of Sisebut |
| Suintila | 621 – 631 | Son of Reccared I. |
| Sisenand | 631 – 636 | Overthrew Suintila. |
| Chintila | 636 – 640 | |
| Tulga | 640 – 642 | Son of Chintila. |
| Chindasuinth | 642 – 653 | Deposed Chintila. |
| Recceswinth | 649 – 672 | Son of Chindasuinth. Initially co-king. |
| Wamba | 672 – 680 | Son of Recceswinth. |
| Erwig | 680 – 687 | Appointed king by Wamba. |
| Egica | 687 – 702 | Brother-in-law of Erwig. |
| Wittiza | 700 – 710 | Son of Egica. Initially co-king or sub-king in Gallaecia. |
| Roderic | 710 – 711 | Only in Lusitania and Carthaginiensis. |
| Agila II | 710 – 714 | Only in Tarraconensis and Narbonensis. Sole ruler after 711. |
| Ardo | 714 – 721 | Only in Narbonensis. |