Visigothic Kingdom

Timeline

1. c. 418–531Southern and central Iberian Peninsula · SpainAfter Attila's defeat, the Visigoths moved south from Gaul into Iberia, gradually replacing local Western Roman authorities and establishing a kingdom centered first at Toulouse and later at Toledo.
2. c. 589–650Toledo · CastileAfter the Third Council of Toledo, Reccared I abandoned Arianism, converted to Catholicism, eased relations with the Roman Church and the Hispano-Roman nobility, and strengthened royal authority.
3. c. 654–700Royal palace and ecclesiastical centers of Toledo · CastileRecceswinth promulgated the unified code known as the Liber Iudiciorum, integrating Roman law with Germanic customary law; in the late 7th century, successive kings maintained a fragile balance among the crown, the nobility, and the Church, as the kingdom entered the eve of decline.