Chindasuinth | |
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King of the Visigoths | |
Reign | 17 April 642 – 30 September 653 |
Predecessor | Tulga |
Successor | Recceswinth |
Co-king | Recceswinth (20 January 649 – 30 September 653) |
Born | c. 563 |
Died | September 30, 653 | (aged 89–90)
Burial | Monastery of San Román de Hornija |
Wife | Recciberga |
Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Chindasuinth (also spelled Chindaswinth, Chindaswind, Chindasuinto, Chindasvindo, or Khindaswinth; Latin: Chintasvintus, Cindasvintus; c. 563 – 30 September 653) was Visigothic King of Hispania, from 642 until his death in 653. He succeeded Tulga, from whom he took the throne in a coup. He was elected by the nobles and anointed by the bishops on April 30, 642.