Genseric

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5th-century ruler Vandal king historical figure monarch

Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Gaiseric 5
Geiseric 1
King of the Vandals and Alans 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century ruler ⓘ
Vandal king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Genseric ⓘ
surface form: Gaiseric

Genseric ⓘ
surface form: Geiseric
birthDate circa 389 ⓘ
birthPlace Pannonia ⓘ
near Lake Balaton ⓘ
child Huneric ⓘ
conflict Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Western Roman Empire ⓘ
conquered Carthage in 439 ⓘ
Africa Proconsularis ⓘ
surface form: Roman province of Africa Proconsularis
controlled Balearic Islands ⓘ
Corsica ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
surface form: Sicily (partly and intermittently)
countryRuled Vandal Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Vandal Kingdom in North Africa
deathDate 25 January 477 ⓘ
deathPlace Carthage ⓘ
endTime reign ended 477 ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
ethnicity Vandals ⓘ
surface form: Vandal
father Godigisel ⓘ
implemented succession law favoring eldest male of the royal family ⓘ
knownFor creating a powerful Vandal naval power in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
raids across the western Mediterranean ⓘ
languageContext Greek sources ⓘ
Latin sources ⓘ
led Sack of Rome 455 AD ⓘ
surface form: Vandal sack of Rome (455)
memberOf Vandals ⓘ
movedCapitalTo Carthage ⓘ
notableEvent treaty with Eastern Roman Emperor Marcian ⓘ
treaty with Emperor Valentinian III ⓘ
notableFor plundering of Rome in 455 ⓘ
positionHeld Genseric self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King of the Vandals and Alans
regionOfActivity North Africa ⓘ
Western Mediterranean ⓘ
reignDuration about 49 years ⓘ
relative Gunderic ⓘ
religion Arianism ⓘ
surface form: Arian Christianity
sibling Gunderic ⓘ
signed peace treaty with the Western Roman Empire in 442 ⓘ
spouse daughter of Theodoric I of the Visigoths (traditionally, though uncertain) ⓘ
startTime reign began 428 ⓘ
succeeded Gunderic ⓘ
successor Huneric ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Genseric → alsoKnownAs → Genseric ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaiseric
Genseric → alsoKnownAs → Genseric ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geiseric
Sack of Rome 455 AD → commander → Genseric ⓘ
subject surface form: Sack of Rome (455)
Anthemius → conflictWith → Genseric ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vandal king Gaiseric
Ricimer → contemporaryOf → Genseric ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaiseric
Vandal Kingdom → foundedBy → Genseric ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaiseric
Vandal Kingdom → hasLeader → Genseric ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaiseric
Vandals → king → Genseric ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaiseric
Genseric → positionHeld → Genseric self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of the Vandals and Alans