Gelimer

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Gelimer was the last king of the Vandal Kingdom in North Africa, known for his defeat by the Byzantine general Belisarius during the Vandalic War in the 6th century.

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Label Occurrences
Gelimer canonical 10
King Gelimer 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vandal king
historical figure
monarch
afterReignStatus deposed monarch
alternativeName Gelimar
battle Battle of Ad Decimum
Battle of Tricamarum
capitalDuringReign Carthage
capturedBy Byzantine Empire
causeOfDownfall Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: Byzantine reconquest of North Africa
conflict Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: Vandalic War
contemporaryOf Justinian I
country Vandal Kingdom
deathCentury 6th century
deathPlace Byzantine Empire
defeatedBy Belisarius
Byzantine armed forces
surface form: Byzantine forces
dynasty Vandal Kingdom
surface form: Vandal dynasty
era 6th century
ethnicGroup Vandals
historicalRegion Roman North Africa
surface form: Roman Africa
languageSpoken Latin
Vandalic
laterLivedIn Galatia
name Gelimer self-link
notableEvent end of independent Vandal rule in Africa
loss of Carthage to Belisarius
notableFor being the last king of the Vandal Kingdom
defeat in the Vandalic War
offeredTitle patrician of the Byzantine Empire
offeredTitleBy Justinian I
opponent Belisarius
Byzantine Empire
opposedReligionOf Chalcedonian Christianity
surface form: Chalcedonian Christians
overthrew Hilderic
positionHeld Genseric
surface form: King of the Vandals and Alans
predecessor Hilderic
presentedTo Justinian I
surface form: Emperor Justinian I
refusedTitle patrician of the Byzantine Empire
regionRuled North Africa
reignEnd 534
reignStart 530
religion Arianism
surface form: Arian Christianity
successorState Exarchate of Africa
surface form: Byzantine Exarchate of Africa
surrenderedInYear 534
surrenderedTo Belisarius
takenTo Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

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Vandal Kingdom hasLeader Gelimer
Vandals king Gelimer
Vandalic War in North Africa opponentRuler Gelimer
this entity surface form: King Gelimer
Hilderic successor Gelimer
Hilderic overthrownBy Gelimer
Gelimer name Gelimer self-link