Rechiarius
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Rechiarius was a 5th-century king of the Suebi in Gallaecia, known for being one of the first Germanic rulers to convert to Catholic Christianity and for his military campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rechiarius canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2238100 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rechiarius Context triple: [Suebi, notableLeader, Rechiarius]
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A.
Bonifacius
Bonifacius is the given name of Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge, a Dutch politician who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in the early 20th century.
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B.
Stilicho
Stilicho was a prominent late Roman general and statesman of Vandal descent who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire as regent during the reign of Emperor Honorius.
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C.
Desiderius
Desiderius was the final king of the Lombards, whose defeat by Charlemagne in the 8th century marked the end of the Lombard Kingdom in Italy.
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D.
Narses
Narses was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine general and eunuch who played a key role in Emperor Justinian I’s campaigns, including the reconquest of Italy.
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E.
Olybrius
Olybrius was a short-lived 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose brief reign in 472 occurred during the empire’s final period of political fragmentation and decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rechiarius Target entity description: Rechiarius was a 5th-century king of the Suebi in Gallaecia, known for being one of the first Germanic rulers to convert to Catholic Christianity and for his military campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula.
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A.
Bonifacius
Bonifacius is the given name of Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge, a Dutch politician who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in the early 20th century.
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B.
Stilicho
Stilicho was a prominent late Roman general and statesman of Vandal descent who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire as regent during the reign of Emperor Honorius.
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C.
Desiderius
Desiderius was the final king of the Lombards, whose defeat by Charlemagne in the 8th century marked the end of the Lombard Kingdom in Italy.
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D.
Narses
Narses was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine general and eunuch who played a key role in Emperor Justinian I’s campaigns, including the reconquest of Italy.
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E.
Olybrius
Olybrius was a short-lived 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose brief reign in 472 occurred during the empire’s final period of political fragmentation and decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century monarch
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ king of the Suebi ⓘ |
| alliance |
Visigothic Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic Kingdom under Theodoric I
|
| capital | Braga ⓘ |
| category |
5th-century Germanic people
ⓘ
Converts to Christianity from paganism ⓘ Suebi kings ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Visigothic Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic Kingdom under Theodoric II
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| conversionContext | converted before accession or early in his reign ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Christianity
|
| countryRuled | Kingdom of the Suebi ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathDate | 456 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Kingdom of the Suebi
ⓘ
surface form:
Suebic royal house of Gallaecia
|
| ethnicGroup | Suebi ⓘ |
| executedBy | Theodoric II ⓘ |
| father | Hermeric ⓘ |
| givenName | Rechiarius self-link ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae ⓘ |
| languageContext | lived in a Latin- and Germanic-speaking environment ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | beheading ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
campaigns against the Roman province of Tarraconensis
ⓘ
raids in the Ebro valley ⓘ warfare against the Suebi’s Roman and local neighbors in Hispania ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defeat by Theodoric II in 456 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Germanic kings to convert to Catholic Christianity
ⓘ
military campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Braga ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent king in post-Roman Hispania ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hermeric ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith |
Galicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallaecia
northwestern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 456 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 448 ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Theodoric I ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Christianity
ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | early Germanic Catholic ruler in the West ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Theodoric I of the Visigoths ⓘ |
| successor | Frumar ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Galicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallaecia
|
| timePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rechiarius Description of subject: Rechiarius was a 5th-century king of the Suebi in Gallaecia, known for being one of the first Germanic rulers to convert to Catholic Christianity and for his military campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula.
Referenced by (4)
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