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Theudis

Type Figure Region Iberian Peninsula Time c. 480–548 Also known as Theudis、Teudis、提乌底斯

Visigothic king (c. 480–548, r. 531–548), originally an Ostrogoth who served as regent for Amalaric before taking the throne;…

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  1. c. 507–531Visigothic Kingdom · Iberian PeninsulaTheudis was a military commander under the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. After the Battle of Vouillé (507), Theodoric sent him to the Iberian Peninsula as guardian and de facto ruler of the young king Amalaric. There he married a wealthy Romano-Spanish noblewoman and used her fortune to raise a private army, establishing a powerful personal power base in the peninsula.
  2. 531–541Toledo · Castilla-La ManchaAfter Amalaric's assassination in 531, Theudis used his strong position in Iberia to take the Visigothic throne, becoming the first non-Visigothic king. In 541 Frankish armies invaded Iberia in force, penetrating as far as Zaragoza; Theudis organized an effective resistance and defeated them during their retreat, successfully defending the kingdom.
  3. 542–548Seville · AndalusiaIn his later years Theudis faced continued Byzantine expansion; the North African stronghold of Septem (Ceuta) fell into Byzantine hands. In 548, while receiving a petitioner in Seville, he was suddenly stabbed by the man and died of his wounds, ending a reign of seventeen years.

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