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From: "P. Marin-Guzman" <>
Subject: Re: Ostrogoths-Westgoths-Vandals
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 17:21:41 +1100


In article <> , (Henry
Soszynski) wrote:

> At 13:52 5/01/00 +1100, Dr. George Tsambourakis wrote:
>>** Ostrogoths (?) first. **
> The House of the Amalings, one source gives Gapt father of Hulmul father of
> Avigis father of Athal. Amal was father of Hisarna father of Ostrogotha fl.290
> father of Hunuil. Odulf/Odwulf fl.330 was brother of Achiul/Achiulf. Another
> source gives the following.... Gapt ->
> Humul->Avigis->Amal->Hisarna->Ostrogotha
> +c250->Hunild->Achiulf
> The latter was possibly father of Edulf/Ediulf,Ansila,Ermanric +376 (aged 110
> !!)and Wuldulf/Vultwulf.
>

Here's some of the data I have on the Visigoths and Ostrogoths:



Alaric I (d410) Visigoth chieftain m. the sister of Atawulf (who succeded
Alaric)

they had a son:

Theodoric I (d451), King of the Visigoths (420-451) had four sons:

Torismund (d453), King of the Visigoths (451-453), Theodoric II (d466) King
of the Visigoths (453-466), Euric (d484) King of the Visigoths (466-484) and
Federic,

Euric (d484) had a son:

Alaric II (d507), King of the Visigoths (484-507). m. Amalasuntha daughter
of Theodoric "the Great", King of the Ostrogoths and regent of the Visigoths
(511-526).
Alaric and Amalasuntha had a son:

Amalaric (d531) King of the Visigoths (526-531), m. Clothilde daughter of
Clovis (d511)

Alaric also had an illegitimate son:

Gesalric (d511), King of the Visigoths (507-511)


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Atanagild (d567), King of the Visigoths m.551 Godsuinta, had two daughters:

Brunhilde (d613) m.567 Sigebert I, (c535-575) King of Metz (561) and

Galeswintha (d568) m.567 Chilperic (500-561) King of Saissons

Liuva I (d572/3), King of the Visigoths (568-572),

Leovigildo (d586) King of the Visigoths (568-586), was married (possibly)
three times:

First m. Teodosia daughter of Severiano governor of the Cartaginense
province,
Second m. Rigunta daughter of Chilperich & Fredegund de Rouen,
Third m. the widow of Atanagildo, Godsuinta:
>From the first marriage there were two sons:

Hemenegildo (d585), m.(579) Ingunda (566-584), daughter of Brunhilde and
Sigibert I. They had a son: Atanagildo.

and Recaredo (d601).

Recaredo I King of the Visigoths (586-601), had an illegitimate son who
succeded him as:

Liuva II (583-603), King of the Visigoths (601-603)


SOURCES
Ramon Menedez Pidal ­ "España Visigoda" ­ quoting:
San Isidoro ­ "Historia Gothorum"
Juan Biclarense ­ "Chronica"
Gregorio de Tours ­ "Historia francorum"
"Chronica Caesaraugustana"


I hope it's of some use.

P. Marín-Guzmán

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