Rechila

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Rechila was a 5th-century king of the Suebi in Gallaecia, known for expanding and consolidating their kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Label Occurrences
Rechila canonical 4

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Suebi king
human
king
capitalOfRealm Braga
captured Augusta Emerita
surface form: Emerita Augusta

Mértola
Seville
centuryOfActivity 5th century
child Rechiarius
conflict wars against the Romans in Hispania
conquered Andalusia
surface form: Baetica

Carthaginiensis
Lusitania
country Kingdom of the Suebi
deathDate 448
deathPlace Braga
dynasty Suebi
surface form: Suebi royal house
era Late Antiquity
ethnicGroup Suebi
father Hermeric
governedFrom Braga
governedPeople Kingdom of the Suebi
surface form: Suebi in Gallaecia
historicalRegion Iberian Peninsula
knownFrom late Roman and early medieval sources
languageOfName Latin
nameVariant Rechila of the Suebi
Rekhila
notableEvent abdication of Hermeric in his favor
notableFor consolidating Suebi control in Gallaecia
expanding the Suebi kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula
military campaigns in Hispania
occupation king of the Suebi
positionHeld King of the Suebi in Gallaecia
powerBase northwestern Iberia
predecessor Hermeric
regionRuled Galicia
surface form: Gallaecia

parts of Hispania
reignEnd 448
reignStart 438
religion Arianism
paganism
strengthened independence of the Suebi from Roman authority
successor Rechiarius
title Rex Suevorum

Referenced by (4)

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Suebi notableLeader Rechila
Kingdom of the Suebi ruler Rechila
Hermeric successor Rechila
Hermeric child Rechila