Chintila

Chintila
Imaginary portrait of Chintila, by Bernardino Montañés in the Museo del Prado. Oil on canvas, 1855
King of Hispania
Reign12 March 636 – 20 December, 639
PredecessorSisenand
SuccessorTulga
Bornc. 606
Died20 December 639 (aged 33)
IssueTulga

Chintila (Latin: Chintila, Chintilla, Cintila; c. 606 – 20 December 639) was a Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 636.[1] He succeeded Sisenand and reigned until he died of natural causes,[2] ruling over the fifth and sixth provisional Councils of Toledo.[3] He wrote poetry as well.[4] He was succeeded by his son from an unknown wife, Tulga.

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  3. ^ Collins, Roger (1995). Early medieval Spain: Unity in Diversity, 400-1000 (2nd ed.). New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-333-26282-4.
  4. ^ Carr, Raymond; Collins, Roger (2001). "Visigothic Spain, 409-711". Spain: A History. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 49.