Wacho

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Wacho was a 6th-century king of the Lombards known for consolidating royal power and shaping the early history of the Lombard kingdom in Central Europe.

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Wacho canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century monarch ⓘ
Lombard king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Waccho ⓘ
Wacho of the Lombards ⓘ
century 6th century ⓘ
child Raicunda ⓘ
Walthari ⓘ
Wisigarda ⓘ
conflictWith Gepids ⓘ
Thuringians ⓘ
culture Germanic ⓘ
dynasty Lething dynasty ⓘ
ethnicity Lombard ⓘ
fatherInLaw King of the Gepids ⓘ
King of the Thuringians ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalSource Paul the Deacon’s "Historia Langobardorum" ⓘ
languageContext spoke or used a Germanic language (Lombardic) ⓘ
name Wacho ⓘ
notableAction eliminated rival branches of the royal family ⓘ
strengthened central royal authority over Lombard warriors ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of royal power among the Lombards ⓘ
shaping the early history of the Lombard kingdom in Central Europe ⓘ
politicalStrategy used dynastic marriages to secure alliances ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Lombards ⓘ
powerBase Lombard nobility ⓘ
predecessor Tato ⓘ
regionRuled Central Europe ⓘ
Lombard kingdom ⓘ
reignEnd c. 540 ⓘ
reignStart c. 510 ⓘ
spouse Austrigusa of the Gepids ⓘ
Radegund of the Thuringians ⓘ
Waldrada ⓘ
succeededBy his son Walthari as minor under regency ⓘ
successor Walthari ⓘ
timePeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
tribeLed Lombards ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Lething dynasty → hasMember → Wacho ⓘ
Tato → successor → Wacho ⓘ
Tato → relative → Wacho ⓘ
Tato → killedBy → Wacho ⓘ
Wacho → name → Wacho ⓘ