Wamba

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Wamba was a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania, known for his military campaigns and efforts to strengthen royal authority.

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Wamba canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Visigothic king
human
monarch
approximateBirthCentury 7th century
causeOfAbdication forced monastic tonsure
centuryOfActivity 7th century
conflict Basque uprisings
rebellion in Gaulish territories
continentRuled Hispania
linked to: Iberian Peninsula
countryRuled Visigothic Kingdom
deathCentury 7th century
deposedBy Erwig
dynasty Visigoths
linked to: Goths
ethnicGroup Visigoths
linked to: Goths
givenName Wamba
governmentStyle centralizing monarchy
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
pre-Islamic Iberia
knownFrom chronicles of Julian of Toledo
languageUsed Latin
legalAct measures to secure royal succession and loyalty
military obligations law for nobles and clergy
monasticStatus monk after abdication
notableEvent campaigns against the Basques
campaigns in Septimania
rebellion of Hilderic in Nîmes
notableFor administrative reforms
defense against external threats
defense against internal revolts
military campaigns
strengthening royal authority
placeOfRetirement monastery
policy curbing aristocratic power
reinforcement of military readiness
strengthening royal control over provinces
positionHeld King of the Visigoths
predecessor Recceswinth
regionRuled Hispania
linked to: Iberian Peninsula

Septimania
linked to: Languedoc
reignEnd 680
reignStart 672
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sphereOfInfluence Iberian Peninsula
southern Gaul
linked to: Gallia Narbonensis
successor Erwig
title Rex Visigothorum

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Wamba givenName Wamba
Recceswinth successor Wamba