CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF

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• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

CHRISTIAN DYNASTIES IN

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• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

SPAIN  . Kings of the Visigoths, having relations with Spain, but not established within it: Entered the north-east of Spain, murdered at Barcelona . His murderer, promptly murdered in turn . Elected king, was the ally (foederatus) of the empire . Defeated the Vandals and Alans . Migrated to south-west of France with all his people . Made inroads into Spain, as ally of the empire . Killed in the battle with Attila . All these kings had the seat of their government north of the Pyrenees . They made inroads in Spain and had a stronghold on the north-cast . Alaric was killed by the Frankish king, Clovis, at Vouille, 507 . Bastard son of Alaric, was murdered .

Reigned in south and south-east of France under

protection of Theodoric, the Ostrogothic king in Italy . Fled before Franks to Barcelona at end of reign, and was murdered at Barcelona . Kings of the Visigoths established in Spain: Theudis . . 531-548 An Ostrogoth, general of Theodo- Theudigisel . . 548-549 ric . Murdered Amalaric, and Agila . . . 549-554 was murdered in turn at Athanagild . . 554-567 Seville by Theudigesil . Liuva I . 567-572 Murdered by Agila . Leovigild .

. 567-586 Murdered at

Merida . Reccared . . 586-6o1 Rebelled against Agila, evacuated Liuva II . . . 601-603 Andalusia to secure aid of Witteric . 603-610 Imperial officers . Established Gunthemar 610-612 the capital at Toledo . Sisebut . . 612-620 Elected at Narbonne . Associated Reccared II . 62o-621 his brother Leovigild with him- Swintella . . 621-631 1 self .

Reccimer 621-631 f The first Visigoth king who as- Sisinand . . 631-636 sumed the diadem and

purple, Chintila . 636-64o struck coins in his own name, Tulga 64o-641 - and enforced recognition of Chindaswinth 641-652 his supremacy in all parts of Recceswinth 649-672 Spain, except the south coast . Wamba . . . 672-68o Son . Associated with his father . Erwic 680 687 The first Visigoth king who was Egica 687-701 a Catholic . Witiza 697 710 Son . Soon murdered . Roderic . 717-711 Leader of Arian reaction .

Obscure kings . Associated his

family with him on the throne . They were all de- posed by the nobles . These kings were mainly sup- ported by the clergy, and were engaged in endeavouring to make the crown hereditary, by associating their kinsmen with themselves . Unrelated to his predecessor and elected by the nobles—was de- posed and tonsured . The most obscure of the Visigoth kings . Egica and Witiza ap- pear to have continued the struggle with the nobles, by whom Roderic was tumultu- ously elected, in opposition to Witiza's son Actula . Early kings of the Christian north-west of Spain, of uncertain chronology and relationship: Pelayo . . 718-737 Elected as " king of the Goths." Favila . . 737-739 Brother of Pelayo . Alphonso I . . .

739-757 Son-in-

law of Pelayo . Froila . . 757-768 Son of Alphonso I . Murdered by Aurelio . . 768-774 his brother . Silon . . . 774-785 Brother or cousin . Maurecat . . 785-789 Brother-in-law of Aurelio . Bermudo . . 789-792 Bastard son of Alphonso I .

Alphonso II . 792-842 Called the

Deacon, descendant of Ramiro I . 842-85o Alphonso I., reigned for a very Ordoiio I . . 850-866 short time, and retired to a Alphonso III . 866-914 religious house . Called the Chaste, son of Froila . Was perhaps chosen in opposi- tion to Bermudo . Son of Bermudo the Deacon . Son of Ramiro . Son of Ordono . Ataulf 410-415 Sigeric 415 Wallia 415-419 Thcodoric I . 419-451 Thorismund 451-453 Thcodoric II .

453-466 Euric 466-485 Alaric II .