Chindasuinth

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Chindasuinth was a 7th-century Visigothic king of Hispania known for his authoritarian rule, extensive legal reforms, and efforts to strengthen royal power over the nobility and the church.

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Chindasuinth canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Visigothic king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
ageAtAccession approximately 79 ⓘ
alternativeName Chindasvintus ⓘ
Chindaswinth ⓘ
birthCentury 7th century ⓘ
cameToPowerBy coup against King Tulga ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Toledo ⓘ
contributedTo revision of Visigothic law ⓘ
coRulerWith Recceswinth ⓘ
countryRuled Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 653 ⓘ
dynasty Visigothic monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicity Visigoth ⓘ
linked to: Goths
governingStyle autocratic ⓘ
heldTitle King of the Visigoths ⓘ
historicalReputation severe and repressive ruler ⓘ
knownFor authoritarian rule ⓘ
extensive legal reforms ⓘ
harsh repression of opponents ⓘ
strengthening royal power over the church ⓘ
strengthening royal power over the nobility ⓘ
languageOfRealm Latin ⓘ
legalCode Liber Iudiciorum ⓘ
legalReformFocus unification of legal traditions of Goths and Hispano-Romans ⓘ
limitedInstitution church ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
name Chindasuinth ⓘ
notableAction associated son Recceswinth on the throne ⓘ
expanded royal control over judicial processes ⓘ
issued anti-rebellion legislation ⓘ
suppressed aristocratic revolts ⓘ
policy centralization of royal authority ⓘ
confiscation of property of rebellious nobles ⓘ
execution and exile of political opponents ⓘ
intervention in church affairs ⓘ
limiting power of the nobility ⓘ
predecessor Tulga ⓘ
regionOfActivity Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
reignEnd 653 ⓘ
reignStart 642 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
strengthenedInstitution monarchy ⓘ
successor Recceswinth ⓘ
territoryRuled Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Iberian Peninsula

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

Liber Iudiciorum → promulgatedBy → Chindasuinth ⓘ
Recceswinth → predecessor → Chindasuinth ⓘ
Recceswinth → father → Chindasuinth ⓘ
Chindasuinth → name → Chindasuinth ⓘ
Book II → associatedRuler → Chindasuinth ⓘ
Erwig → fatherInLaw → Chindasuinth ⓘ