Genseric

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Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Genseric canonical 11
Gaiseric 7
Geiseric 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century ruler
Vandal king
historical figure
monarch
alsoKnownAs Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric

Geiseric
linked to: Genseric
birthDate circa 389
birthPlace Pannonia
near Lake Balaton
child Huneric
conflict Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Western Roman Empire
conquered Carthage in 439
Roman province of Africa Proconsularis
controlled Balearic Islands
Corsica
North Africa
Sardinia
Sicily (partly and intermittently)
linked to: Sicily
countryRuled Vandal Kingdom in North Africa
linked to: Vandal Kingdom
deathDate 25 January 477
deathPlace Carthage
endTime reign ended 477
era Late Antiquity
ethnicity Vandal
linked to: Vandals
father Godigisel
implemented succession law favoring eldest male of the royal family
knownFor creating a powerful Vandal naval power in the western Mediterranean
raids across the western Mediterranean
languageContext Greek sources
Latin sources
led Vandal sack of Rome (455)
linked to: Sack of Rome 455 AD
memberOf Vandals
movedCapitalTo Carthage
notableEvent treaty with Eastern Roman Emperor Marcian
treaty with Emperor Valentinian III
notableFor plundering of Rome in 455
positionHeld King of the Vandals and Alans
linked to: Genseric
regionOfActivity North Africa
Western Mediterranean
reignDuration about 49 years
relative Gunderic
religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
sibling Gunderic
signed peace treaty with the Western Roman Empire in 442
spouse daughter of Theodoric I of the Visigoths (traditionally, though uncertain)
startTime reign began 428
succeeded Gunderic
successor Huneric

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

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

Sack of Rome (455) commander Genseric
subject linked to: Sack of Rome 455 AD
Vandal Kingdom foundedBy Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric
Vandal Kingdom hasLeader Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric
Vandals king Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric
Genseric alsoKnownAs Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric
Genseric alsoKnownAs Geiseric
linked to: Genseric
Genseric positionHeld King of the Vandals and Alans
linked to: Genseric
Anthemius conflictWith Vandal king Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric
Ricimer contemporaryOf Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric
Leo I opponent Geiseric
linked to: Genseric
Treaty of 435 relatedToEntity Vandal king Genseric
linked to: Genseric
Huneric father Genseric
Huneric relative Genseric
Huneric predecessor Genseric
Gunthamund grandfather Geiseric
linked to: Genseric
Thrasamund relative Genseric
Gelimer positionHeld King of the Vandals and Alans
linked to: Genseric
Gunderic relative Genseric
Gunderic successor Genseric
Vandal conquest of North Africa (439 CE) significantPerson Geiseric
linked to: Genseric
Vandal conquest of North Africa (439 CE) commander Geiseric
linked to: Genseric
Battle of Cape Bon (468 CE) commander Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric
Battle of Cape Bon (468 CE) VandalCommander Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric
Godigisel child Genseric
Godigisel fatherOf Genseric
Godigisel relative Genseric