Euric

Euric
King of the Visigoths
Imaginary portrait of Euric by Manuel Rodríguez de Guzmán. Oil on canvas (1855)
Reign466 – 28 December 484
PredecessorTheodoric II
SuccessorAlaric II
Bornc. 420
Died28 December 484(484-12-28) (aged 63–64)
SpouseRagnagild
IssueAlaric II
DynastyBalt
FatherTheodoric I
ReligionArianism

Euric (Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Aiwareiks, see Eric), also known as Evaric (c. 420[1] – 28 December 484), son of Theodoric I, ruled as king (rex) of the Visigoths, after murdering his brother, Theodoric II,[2] from 466 until his death in 484. Sometimes he is called Euric II.

  1. ^ Frassetto 2003, p. 157.
  2. ^ Ian Wood, The Merovingians Kingdoms: 450–751, (Longman Group, 1994), 16.