Rechila of the Suebi

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Rechila of the Suebi was a 5th-century king of the Suebic Kingdom in Gallaecia, known for expanding his realm in the Iberian Peninsula and consolidating Suebi power after the decline of Roman authority.

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Rechila of the Suebi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century monarch
Suebic king
king
associatedPeople Suebi
associatedRegion Gallaecia
linked to: Gallaeci

Hispania
linked to: Iberian Peninsula
capturedCity Emerita Augusta
linked to: Augusta Emerita

Mérida
Seville
centuryOfRule 5th century
continent Europe
countryInPresentDay Portugal
Spain
deathCentury 5th century
deathPlace Mérida
dynasty Suebic royal house of Gallaecia
ethnicity Suebian
expandedInto Baetica
linked to: Baetica in Hispania

Carthaginiensis
Lusitania
father Hermeric
governmentType monarchy
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
knownFor campaigns against Roman authority in Hispania
consolidation of Suebic power in Gallaecia
expansion of Suebic territory in the Iberian Peninsula
languageContext Latin late antiquity sources
name Rechila
notableEvent succession after abdication of Hermeric
opponent Roman provincial authorities in Hispania
Western Roman Empire
politicalStatus independent from Roman authority
predecessor Hermeric
realmType post-Roman barbarian kingdom
region Iberian Peninsula
reignedOver Gallaecia
linked to: Galicia

Kingdom of the Suebi
religion paganism
sourceMention Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae
successor Rechiarius
title King of the Suebi

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Rechila nameVariant Rechila of the Suebi