Rechiar

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Rechiar was a 5th-century king of the Suebi in Gallaecia, notable for being one of the first Germanic rulers to convert to Catholic Christianity and for his active role in the politics of the collapsing Western Roman Empire.

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Rechiar canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century monarch ⓘ
Germanic ruler ⓘ
king of the Suebi ⓘ
alliance Visigothic Kingdom under Theodoric I ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
battle Battle near Astorga (456) ⓘ
capturedBy Theodoric II ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution ⓘ
coinage siliquae minted in the name of Rechiar ⓘ
conflict war with the Visigoths under Theodoric II ⓘ
war with the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
convertedFrom Arian Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Arianism
convertedTo Catholic Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
countryOfRule Kingdom of the Suebi ⓘ
deathDate 456 ⓘ
deathPlace Toulouse ⓘ
defeatedBy Theodoric II ⓘ
dynasty Suebic royal house of Gallaecia ⓘ
ethnicGroup Suebi ⓘ
father Hermeric ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalSource Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae ⓘ
knownFor issuing coinage in his own name ⓘ
raids into Tarraconensis ⓘ
languageContext Latin-speaking late Roman world ⓘ
marriageAlliance Visigothic royal family ⓘ
notableEvent Suebic expansion into Hispania Tarraconensis ⓘ
succession after abdication of Hermeric ⓘ
notableFor active role in Western Roman imperial politics ⓘ
being one of the first Germanic kings to convert to Catholic Christianity ⓘ
opponent Western Roman general Flavius Aetius ⓘ
linked to: Aetius
participatedIn politics of the collapsing Western Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Suebi in Gallaecia ⓘ
predecessor Hermeric ⓘ
regionOfActivity Roman province of Gallaecia ⓘ
reignEnd 456 ⓘ
reignStart c. 448 ⓘ
religion Catholic Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Nicene Christianity ⓘ
religiousSignificance early Catholic Germanic king in post-Roman West ⓘ
spouse daughter of Theodoric I of the Visigoths ⓘ
successor Maldras ⓘ
territory Gallaecia ⓘ
linked to: Galicia

northwestern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
timePeriod 5th century ⓘ

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