[Edit] 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.

• 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

  • 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)

• Recceswinth (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.

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Mosaic depicting the palace of Theodoric the Great in his palace chapel of San Apollinare Nuovo

The Ostrogoths (Latin: Ostrogothi or Austrogothi) were a branch of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in the political events of the late Roman Empire. The other branch was the Visigoths.

The Ostrogoths established a relatively short-lived successor state of Rome in Italy and the Balkans, even briefly incorporating most of Hispania and southern Gaul. They reached their zenith under their Romanised king Theodoric the Great, who patronised such late Roman figures as Boethius and Cassiodorus, in the first quarter of the sixth century. By mid-century, however, they had been conquered by Rome in the Gothic War (535–554), a war with devastating consequences for Italy.

Contents [hide] 1 Divided Goths: Greuthungi and Ostrogothi 2 Etymology of Greuthungi and Ostrogothi 3 Prehistory 4 History 4.1 Hunnic invasions 4.2 Post-Hunnic movements 4.3 Kingdom in Italy 4.4 War with Rome (535–554) 5 Ostrogothic culture 6 Ostrogothic rulers 6.1 Amal Dynasty 6.2 Later kings 7 Notes 8 Sources