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Reccared I, also known as Flavius Reccaredus or Recaredus, was a male sovereign of the Visigothic Kingdom. Born in Seville on January 1, 559, he held the noble title and position of king of Wisigoths. He was the son of Liuvigild and the brother of Hermenegild. Reccared I was married to Baddo and had a child named Liuva II.
He practiced Catholicism and spoke Spanish. Reccared I died in Toledo on May 31, 601. His life and reign have been described by sources including the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 21 April 586 – 21 December 601
- Predecessor
- Liuvigild
- Successor
- Liuva II
- Born
- c. 559 AD , Hispania
- Died
- 21 December 601 (aged 42), Toledo , Hispania
- Spouse
- Baddo
- Issue
- Liuva II , Suintila , Geila
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Seville
- Place of death
- Toledo
- Spouse
- Baddo
- Child
- Liuva II
- Father
- Liuvigild
- Sibling
- Hermenegild
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- king of Wisigoths
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Noble title
- king of Wisigoths
- Field of work
- history
- Image
- Recaredo I, rey de los Visigodos (Museo del Prado).jpg
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- Commons category
- Recaredo
- date of death
- 0601-01-01
- date of birth
- 0559-01-01
- name in native language
- Flavius Reccaredus, Recaredus
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Encyclopedic overview
FatherLiuvigild MotherTheodosia ReligionArianism, later Catholicism
Reccared I (or Recared; Latin: Flavius Reccaredus; Spanish: Flavio Recaredo; c. 559 – December 601; reigned 586–601) was the king of the Visigoths, ruling in Hispania, Gallaecia and Septimania. His reign marked a climactic shift in history, with the king's renunciation of Arianism in favour of Nicene Christianity in 587.
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