Hilderic

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Hilderic was a 6th-century king of the Vandals in North Africa, noted for his pro-Byzantine policies and relative tolerance toward Catholic Christians.

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Label Occurrences
Hilderic canonical 10

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vandal king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
ally Justinian I ⓘ
associatedEvent Vandalic War ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Carthage ⓘ
causeOfEndOfReign coup d’état ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 6th century ⓘ
ChristianDenomination Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
conflict internal Vandal opposition to his religious policy ⓘ
continentOfRule Africa ⓘ
countryOfRule Vandal Kingdom ⓘ
deathCause likely executed after deposition ⓘ
deathCircumstances killed on orders of Gelimer ⓘ
dynasty Hasding dynasty ⓘ
ethnicity Vandal ⓘ
eventAfterDeposition imprisonment ⓘ
familyConnection Amal dynasty ⓘ
foreignRelations Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
governanceStyle pro-Byzantine ⓘ
religiously tolerant toward Catholics ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
knownFor good relations with the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
pro-Byzantine policies ⓘ
tolerant policy toward Catholic Christians ⓘ
weakening persecution of Catholics in Vandal kingdom ⓘ
languageContext Latin-speaking North Africa ⓘ
maternalGrandfather Theodoric the Great ⓘ
linked to: Theoderic the Great
mother Amalafrida ⓘ
opposedBy Vandal Arian clergy ⓘ
Vandal military aristocracy ⓘ
overthrownBy Gelimer ⓘ
policy ending persecution of Nicene Christians ⓘ
favoring Roman provincial elites ⓘ
restoration of Catholic bishops ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Vandals and Alans ⓘ
predecessor Thrasamund ⓘ
regionOfActivity North Africa ⓘ
reignEnd 530 ⓘ
reignStart 523 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sourceMention Procopius of Caesarea ⓘ
linked to: Procopius
successor Gelimer ⓘ
title Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum ⓘ
usedAsPretextBy Justinian I ⓘ
usedAsPretextFor Vandalic War ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vandal Kingdom → hasLeader → Hilderic ⓘ
Thrasamund → successor → Hilderic ⓘ
Thrasamund → relative → Hilderic ⓘ
Gelimer → predecessor → Hilderic ⓘ
Gelimer → overthrew → Hilderic ⓘ
Hasding dynasty → notableMember → Hilderic ⓘ
Gelimar → predecessor → Hilderic ⓘ
Balti dynasty → hasMember → Hilderic ⓘ