Suintila

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Suintila was a 7th-century Visigothic king of Hispania known for consolidating royal power and completing the expulsion of the Byzantines from the Iberian Peninsula.

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Label Occurrences
Suintila canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Visigothic king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Suintila of the Visigoths ⓘ
Swinthila ⓘ
associatedCouncil Fourth Council of Toledo ⓘ
associatedReligionPolicy Catholic unity in the kingdom ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Toledo ⓘ
causeOfLossOfPower noble rebellion supported by the Franks ⓘ
century 7th century ⓘ
conflictType Byzantine–Visigothic wars ⓘ
conflictWith Byzantine Empire ⓘ
countryRuled Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Hispania (probable)

Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
deposedIn 631 ⓘ
dynasty Visigothic dynasty ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Visigoths ⓘ
linked to: Goths
father Reccared I ⓘ
givenName Suintila ⓘ
governedTerritory most of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
historicalRegion Spania ⓘ
linked to: Spain
languageContext Latin ⓘ
legalStatusAfterDeposition declared tyrant by the Fourth Council of Toledo ⓘ
militaryAchievement completed the expulsion of Byzantine forces from southern Hispania ⓘ
notableEventDuringReign final reconquest of Byzantine-held territories in Hispania ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of royal power in the Visigothic kingdom ⓘ
expulsion of the Byzantines from the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
overthrownBy Sisenand ⓘ
policy strengthening of royal authority over Visigothic nobility ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Visigoths ⓘ
predecessor Sisebut ⓘ
propertyConfiscatedBy Fourth Council of Toledo ⓘ
regionOfActivity Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Hispania (probable)

Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
reignEnd 631 ⓘ
reignStart 621 ⓘ
religion Catholic Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
removedBy coup d’état ⓘ
sourceType medieval chronicles ⓘ
successor Sisenand ⓘ
successorGovernment rule of Sisenand in the Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
title rex Visigothorum ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Sisebut → successor → Suintila ⓘ
Suintila → givenName → Suintila ⓘ
Reccared II → successor → Suintila ⓘ