Suintila | |
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King of the Visigoths | |
King of Hispania | |
Reign | c. March 621 – 26 March 631 |
Predecessor | Reccared II |
Successor | Sisenand |
Born | 588 |
Died | 633/635 (aged 45/47) |
Father | Reccared I |
Mother | Baddo |
Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Suintila, or Suinthila,[1] Swinthila, Svinthila; (ca. 588 – 633/635) was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 621 to 631. He was a son of Reccared I and his wife Bado, and a brother of the general Geila. Under Suintila there was an unprecedented peace and unity across the Kingdom of the Visigoths. As a direct result, by 624 the king was able to muster the forces necessary to retake those lands that had been under the control of the Eastern Roman Empire.