Euric
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Euric was a powerful 5th-century Visigothic king who greatly expanded his realm in Gaul and Hispania and helped establish one of the first post-Roman barbarian kingdoms in Western Europe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euric canonical | 10 |
| King of the Visigoths | 3 |
| King Euric of the Visigoths | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Visigothic king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| capital | Toulouse ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with the Suebi
ⓘ
wars with the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 484 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Arelate
ⓘ
Arles ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Visigoth ⓘ |
| expandedInto |
Aquitaine
ⓘ
large parts of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ most of southern Gaul ⓘ |
| father | Theodemir ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Migration Period in Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
Migration Period
|
| knownFor |
asserting independence from the Western Roman Empire
ⓘ
military campaigns against the Romans ⓘ military campaigns against the Suebi in Hispania ⓘ territorial expansion of the Visigothic Kingdom to its greatest extent in Gaul ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Gothic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalAct | Code of Euric ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of one of the first post-Roman barbarian kingdoms in Western Europe
ⓘ
expansion of Visigothic power in Gaul ⓘ expansion of Visigothic power in Hispania ⓘ promulgation of the Code of Euric ⓘ weakening of Western Roman imperial authority in Gaul ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Visigoths ⓘ |
| predecessor | Theodoric II ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Gaul
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
|
| reignEnd | 484 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 466 ⓘ |
| religion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
|
| royalHouse | Balti dynasty ⓘ |
| sibling | Theodoric II ⓘ |
| significance | helped shape the transition from Roman to post-Roman political structures in Western Europe ⓘ |
| successor | Alaric II ⓘ |
| title | Rex Visigothorum ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King of the Visigoths
this entity surface form:
King of the Visigoths
this entity surface form:
King of the Visigoths
this entity surface form:
King Euric of the Visigoths