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Kingdom of the Suebi

Kingdom of the Suebi
Regnum Suevorum (Latin)
409–585
Greatest extent of the Suebian Kingdom c. 455 AD
Greatest extent of the Suebian Kingdom c. 455 AD
CapitalBraga
Common languagesSuebi (spoken among elite)
Latin (administrative/liturgical)
Religion
Germanic paganism (initially among elite and rural)
Arianism (mostly among elite)
Chalcedonian Christianity (among commoners)
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• 409–438
Hermeric
• 585
Malaric
History 
• Suebian leader Hermeric conquers Gallaecia
409
• Conquest by the King Leovigild of the Visigothic Kingdom
585
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Western Roman Empire
Visigothic Kingdom
Today part ofGibraltar
Spain
Portugal
Roman bronze figure representing a Germanic man wearing a typical Suebian knot hairstyle and a characteristic cloak. 2nd half 1st century to 1st half 2nd century AD National Library in Paris, France.

The Kingdom of the Suebi (Latin: Regnum Suevorum), also called the Kingdom of Galicia (Latin: Regnum Galicia) or Suebi Kingdom of Galicia (Latin: Galicia suevorum regnum[1]), was a Germanic post-Roman kingdom that was one of the first to separate from the Roman Empire. Based in the former Roman provinces of Gallaecia and northern Lusitania, the de facto kingdom was established by the Suebi about 409,[2] and during the 6th century it became a formally declared kingdom identifying with Gallaecia. It maintained its independence until 585, when it was annexed by the Visigoths, and was turned into the sixth province of the Visigothic Kingdom in Hispania.

  1. ^ Montecchio, Luca (2006). I Visigoti e la rinascita culturale del secolo VII (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 57. ISBN 88-89840-06-4.
  2. ^ Lodewijckx, Marc (1996). Archaeological and historical aspects of West-European societies: album amicorum André Van Doorselaer. Leuven: Leuven University Press. pp. 335–337. ISBN 90-6186-722-3.

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