Rechiar

Statue of Rechiar, Suebic King of Galicia (sculpted 1750–1753), Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain.

Rechiar or Flavius Rechiarius[1] (after 415[2] – December 456) was the third Suevic king of Gallaecia, from 448 until his death, and also the first one to be born in Gallaecia. He was one of the most innovative and belligerent of the Suevi monarchs. Hydatius, the contemporary bishop and chronicler from Galicia who is the sole contemporary source for biographical details of Rechiar, established his reputation as that of a barbarian with little sense of Roman law, culture, or custom; accusations already discredited, but very common at that time.

  1. ^ Castilian and Galician: Requiario; Portuguese: Requiário.
  2. ^ His father Rechila married a daughter of Wallia, king of the Visigoths (415–19); the marriage took place between 415 and 419.