Heremigarius
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Heremigar (also Heremigarius, Hermigarius or Hermegarius) ( 427–428) was a Suevic military leader operating in Lusitania in the early fifth century. He may have been a joint monarch with Hermeric or his successor, but no primary source directly attests it. Writing in the mid-seventh century, Fredegar calls Heremigarius rex Suaevorum, king of the Suevi.
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- Royalty.name
- Heremigar
- Royalty.title
- King of the Suevi
- Royalty.reign
- 427–428
- Royalty.predecessor
- Hermeric
- Royalty.successor
- Hermeric
- Royalty.death_date
- 428
- Royalty.type
- monarch
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- date of death
- 0429-00-00
- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
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Heremigar (also Heremigarius, Hermigarius or Hermegarius) ( 427–428) was a Suevic military leader operating in Lusitania in the early fifth century. He may have been a joint monarch with Hermeric or his successor, but no primary source directly attests it. Writing in the mid-seventh century, Fredegar calls Heremigarius rex Suaevorum, king of the Suevi.
According to Hydatius, a contemporary source, Heremigar had attacked the Vandal-controlled cities of Seville and Mérida and committed an unspecified offence (iniuria) against the Basilica of Saint Eulalia. He was thus "cast down in the river Ana by the arm of God," where he drowned. He was in fact defeated in battle by the Vandal king Geiseric near Mérida and drowned during the retreat.