Hilderic

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Hilderic was a 6th-century king of the Vandals in North Africa, noted for his pro-Byzantine policies and relative tolerance toward Catholic Christians.

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Label Occurrences
Hilderic canonical 5

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vandal king
historical figure
monarch
ally Justinian I
associatedEvent Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: Vandalic War
capitalOfRealm Carthage
causeOfEndOfReign coup d’état
centuryOfActivity 6th century
ChristianDenomination Chalcedonian Christianity
conflict internal Vandal opposition to his religious policy
continentOfRule Africa
countryOfRule Vandal Kingdom
deathCause likely executed after deposition
deathCircumstances killed on orders of Gelimer
dynasty Hasding dynasty
ethnicity Vandal
eventAfterDeposition imprisonment
familyConnection Amal dynasty
foreignRelations Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
governanceStyle pro-Byzantine
religiously tolerant toward Catholics
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
knownFor good relations with the Eastern Roman Empire
pro-Byzantine policies
tolerant policy toward Catholic Christians
weakening persecution of Catholics in Vandal kingdom
languageContext Latin-speaking North Africa
maternalGrandfather Theoderic the Great
surface form: Theodoric the Great
mother Amalafrida
opposedBy Vandal Arian clergy
Vandal military aristocracy
overthrownBy Gelimer
policy ending persecution of Nicene Christians
favoring Roman provincial elites
restoration of Catholic bishops
positionHeld King of the Vandals and Alans
predecessor Thrasamund
regionOfActivity North Africa
reignEnd 530
reignStart 523
religion Christianity
sourceMention Procopius
surface form: Procopius of Caesarea
successor Gelimer
title Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum
usedAsPretextBy Justinian I
usedAsPretextFor Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: Vandalic War

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Vandal Kingdom hasLeader Hilderic
Thrasamund successor Hilderic
Thrasamund relative Hilderic
Gelimer predecessor Hilderic
Gelimer overthrew Hilderic