Erwig

Erwig
A tremissis minted at Mérida during Erwig's reign shows the face of Christ and precedes this type of representation in Byzantine coinage, which first occurred under Justinian II
King of the Visigoths
Reign31 October 680 – 14 November 687
PredecessorWamba
SuccessorEgica
Bornc. 645
Visigothic Kingdom
Died687
Visigothic Kingdom
SpouseLiuvigoto
IssueCixilo

Erwig[1] (Latin: Flavius Ervigius;[2] after 642 – 687) was a king of the Visigoths in Hispania (680–687).

  1. ^ Also spelled Ervig, or Herwig. Probably from Proto-Germanic *har(jaz) (“army”) + *wīg (“fight, battle”).
  2. ^ For the imperial tradition behind this name, see Flavius.