Thrasamund

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Thrasamund was a late 5th- to early 6th-century king of the Vandals and Alans in North Africa, noted for his relatively moderate rule and complex relations with the Byzantine Empire and the Catholic population.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Thrasamund canonical 5
Thrasamundus 1
Trasamund 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vandal king
historical figure
monarch
alliance Ostrogothic Kingdom
alsoKnownAs Thrasamund
surface form: Thrasamundus

Thrasamund
surface form: Trasamund
associatedCity Carthage
capitalOfRealm Carthage
centuryOfActivity 5th century
6th century
conflictContext post-Roman North Africa
continentRuled Africa
countryRuled Vandal Kingdom
deathPlace Carthage
deathYear 523
dynasty Hasding dynasty
era Late Antiquity
ethnicGroup Vandals
fatherInLaw Theoderic the Great
surface form: Theodoric the Great
foreignRelations Byzantine Empire
governanceStyle comparatively conciliatory toward Catholic elites
historicalSource Procopius
surface form: Procopius of Caesarea

Victor of Vita
surface form: Victor of Vita (indirectly, for Vandal context)
languageContext Latin world
name Thrasamund self-link
notableEvent diplomatic dealings with Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperors
marriage alliance with Theodoric the Great through Amalafrida
notableFor complex relations with the Byzantine Empire
policy toward the Catholic population in North Africa
relatively moderate rule compared to some other Vandal kings
policy maintained Arianism as state religion
reduced intensity of persecution of Catholics compared to Huneric
positionHeld Gunderic
surface form: King of the Vandals and Alans
predecessor Gunthamund
region North Africa
reignEnd 523
reignStart 496
relative Genseric
Gunthamund
Hilderic
religion Arianism
surface form: Arian Christianity
spouse Amalafrida
spouseOrigin Ostrogothic royal family
successor Hilderic
territoryRuled Balearic Islands
North Africa
Sardinia

Referenced by (7)

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

Vandal Kingdom hasLeader Thrasamund
Gunthamund successor Thrasamund
Gunthamund relative Thrasamund
Thrasamund name Thrasamund self-link
Thrasamund alsoKnownAs Thrasamund
this entity surface form: Thrasamundus
Thrasamund alsoKnownAs Thrasamund
this entity surface form: Trasamund
Hilderic predecessor Thrasamund