Wittiza
Sign in to saveWittiza (Witiza, Witica, Witicha, Vitiza, or Witiges; 687 – probably 710) was the king of the Visigoths from 694 until his death, co-ruling with his father, Egica, until 702 or 703.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Wittiza
- Royalty.image
- Wittizacoinbracara.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- A golden triente minted at Braga during the reign of Wittiza and bearing his (rough) effigy
- Royalty.succession
- King of the Visigoths
- Royalty.reign
- 694 – 710
- Royalty.predecessor
- Egica
- Royalty.successor
- Roderic
- Royalty.regent
- Egica (694 – 702/703)
- Royalty.reg type
- Co-ruler
- Royalty.birth_date
- 687
- Royalty.birth_place
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Royalty.death_place
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Royalty.father
- Egica
- Royalty.mother
- Cixilo
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Joint rule
- Sole rule
- Concessions upon succession
- Legislation
- Death, succession crisis and legacy
- Legend
- Sources
- Notes
Wittiza (Witiza, Witica, Witicha, Vitiza, or Witiges; 687 – probably 710) was the king of the Visigoths from 694 until his death, co-ruling with his father, Egica, until 702 or 703.
==Joint rule== Early in his reign, Egica made it clear that his intention was to secure his family in a position of power from which they could not be removed. Based on a charter dated to Egica's seventh year (November 693 to November 694) which mentions Wittiza as co-king, it is probable that Wittiza was made co-ruler in 694, even though the Chronicle of 754 places the event in 698. Numismatic analysis of coinage types also supports the thesis that Wittiza ruled from 694. The raising of Wittiza to the kingship coincided with the revolt of Suniefred and may have been either its cause or effect.
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