Individual Details

Chindasvinto, King of the Visigoths

(620 - 1 Oct 653)

Events

Birth620Toledo, Visigothic Empire of Spain
Title (Nobility)642King of the Visigoths, Spain - seized power after a civil war; deposed King Tulga and was elected to succeed by the seventh council of Toledo convened by him especially for that purpose; he ordered the killing of 200 magnates and 500 free men who were likely to dispute his succession, and had their assets distributed among his supporters
Death1 Oct 653Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Burial1 Oct 653Toledo, Castilla, La Mancha, Spain

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