Rechiarius

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Rechiarius was a 5th-century king of the Suebi in Gallaecia, known for being one of the first Germanic rulers to convert to Catholic Christianity and for his military campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Label Occurrences
Rechiarius canonical 9

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century monarch ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king of the Suebi ⓘ
alliance Visigothic Kingdom under Theodoric I ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
capital Braga ⓘ
category 5th-century Germanic people ⓘ
Converts to Christianity from paganism ⓘ
Suebi kings ⓘ
conflictWith Visigothic Kingdom under Theodoric II ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom

Western Roman Empire ⓘ
conversionContext converted before accession or early in his reign ⓘ
convertedTo Catholic Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
countryRuled Kingdom of the Suebi ⓘ
deathCause execution ⓘ
deathDate 456 ⓘ
dynasty Suebic royal house of Gallaecia ⓘ
ethnicGroup Suebi ⓘ
executedBy Theodoric II ⓘ
father Hermeric ⓘ
givenName Rechiarius ⓘ
historicalSource Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae ⓘ
languageContext lived in a Latin- and Germanic-speaking environment ⓘ
mannerOfDeath beheading ⓘ
militaryConflict campaigns against the Roman province of Tarraconensis ⓘ
raids in the Ebro valley ⓘ
warfare against the Suebi’s Roman and local neighbors in Hispania ⓘ
notableEvent defeat by Theodoric II in 456 ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first Germanic kings to convert to Catholic Christianity ⓘ
military campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
occupation king ⓘ
placeOfDeath Braga ⓘ
politicalStatus independent king in post-Roman Hispania ⓘ
predecessor Hermeric ⓘ
regionAssociatedWith Gallaecia ⓘ
linked to: Galicia

northwestern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
reignEnd 456 ⓘ
reignStart c. 448 ⓘ
relativeByMarriage Theodoric I ⓘ
religion Catholic Christianity ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ
religiousSignificance early Germanic Catholic ruler in the West ⓘ
spouse daughter of Theodoric I of the Visigoths ⓘ
successor Frumar ⓘ
territoryRuled Gallaecia ⓘ
linked to: Galicia
timePeriod 5th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Suebi → notableLeader → Rechiarius ⓘ
Rechila → successor → Rechiarius ⓘ
Rechila → child → Rechiarius ⓘ
Rechiarius → givenName → Rechiarius ⓘ
Rechila of the Suebi → successor → Rechiarius ⓘ
Rechila → successor → Rechiarius ⓘ
subject linked to: Rekhila
Rechila → child → Rechiarius ⓘ
subject linked to: Rekhila
Frumar → predecessor → Rechiarius ⓘ
Frumar → ruledAfter → Rechiarius ⓘ