Leovigild

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Visigoths
gptkbp:alliance With the Visigothic nobility
gptkbp:birth_date 519
c. 519
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Toledo_Cathedral
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Toledo
gptkbp:children gptkb:Reccared_I
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Promotion of Gothic art
gptkbp:cultural_impact Roman culture
gptkbp:cultural_practices With the Roman Empire
gptkbp:death_date 586
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Expansionist policies
With the Franks
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Visigothic_Dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Chindaswinth
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Roman Europe
gptkbp:historical_impact Strengthening of the Visigothic state
gptkbp:historical_period Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historical_role Unifier of the Visigoths
gptkbp:historical_significance Unification of the Iberian Peninsula
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Chronicles_of_Isidore_of_Seville
gptkb:The_Visigothic_Code
The History of the Goths by Jordanes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leovigild
gptkbp:known_for Religious tolerance policies
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy Foundation for future Visigothic kings
Influence on later Spanish monarchs
gptkbp:military_strategy Use of cavalry
Against the Byzantines
Against the Suebi
gptkbp:mother Cixilona
gptkbp:notable_achievement Regarded as a significant ruler
gptkbp:notable_event Consolidation of the Visigothic Kingdom
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Liuvigild
gptkbp:reform Centralization of power
Codification of laws
gptkbp:reign_end 568
586
18 years
gptkbp:reign_start 568
gptkbp:religion Arian Christianity
gptkbp:social_structure gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Theodosia
gptkb:Theudis
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reccared_I
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Hispania
gptkbp:title gptkb:Politician
gptkb:King_of_the_Visigoths_and_Suebi