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Liuvigild

r. c. 568–586 · 6th century · Also known as Leovigild

Liuvigild (Leovigild) was king of the Visigoths from about 568 to 586 and the main architect of their kingdom in Hispania. He made Toledo his capital, fought the Byzantines in the south, subdued the Cantabrians and in 585 annexed the Suebic kingdom of Galicia. An Arian, he faced the revolt of his Catholic son Hermenegild, whom he defeated in 584.

Liuvigild
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Mentioned in 4 state histories

Kingdom of the SuebiVisigothic KingdomByzantine SpaniaDuchy of Cantabria

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