Wacho

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Wacho was a 6th-century king of the Lombards known for consolidating royal power and shaping the early history of the Lombard kingdom in Central Europe.

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Wacho canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century monarch
Lombard king
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Waccho
Wacho of the Lombards
century 6th century
child Raicunda
Walthari
Wisigarda
conflictWith Gepids
Thuringians
culture Germanic
dynasty Lething dynasty
ethnicity Lombard
fatherInLaw King of the Gepids
King of the Thuringians
governmentForm monarchy
historicalSource Paul the Deacon’s "Historia Langobardorum"
languageContext spoke or used a Germanic language (Lombardic)
name Wacho
notableAction eliminated rival branches of the royal family
strengthened central royal authority over Lombard warriors
notableFor consolidation of royal power among the Lombards
shaping the early history of the Lombard kingdom in Central Europe
politicalStrategy used dynastic marriages to secure alliances
positionHeld King of the Lombards
powerBase Lombard nobility
predecessor Tato
regionRuled Central Europe
Lombard kingdom
reignEnd c. 540
reignStart c. 510
spouse Austrigusa of the Gepids
Radegund of the Thuringians
Waldrada
succeededBy his son Walthari as minor under regency
successor Walthari
timePeriod Early Middle Ages
tribeLed Lombards

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Lething dynasty hasMember Wacho
Tato successor Wacho
Tato relative Wacho
Tato killedBy Wacho
Wacho name Wacho