Illustration of Theudis Painting of Theudis by a renaissance painter
King of the Visigoths
Reign
531 – c. June 548
Predecessor
Amalaric
Successor
Theudigisel
Born
c. 480
Died
c. June 548 (68 years)
Religion
Arianism
Theudis[a] (Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃, Þiudeis, Spanish: Teudis, Portuguese: Têudis), (c. 480 – June 548) was king of the Visigoths in Hispania from 531 to 548.
^Collins 1995, p. 41.
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Agila I, going directly from Theudis to Athanagild. Theudigisel was a leading Ostrogoth general during the reign of Theudis (531–548), and was attested...
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assassination in 531, another Ostrogothic ruler, Theudis took his place. For the next seventeen years, Theudis held the Visigothic throne. Sometime in 549...
heroically defended by its inhabitants, assisted by the Ostrogothic general Theudis. The Ostrogoths overrun Provence (Southern Gaul), and consolidate their...
and power in Spain remained under the Ostrogothic general and regent, Theudis. Only after Theodoric's death (526) did Amalaric obtain control of his...
Narbonne from the Burgundians and retained it as the provincial capital. Theudis was appointed regent at Narbonne by Theodoric while Amalaric was still...
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King Theodoric the Great sends an Ostrogoth army, led by his sword-bearer Theudis, drives the Franks out of Provence, and recovers Septimania (Languedoc)...
Childebert's continued invasion to Catalonia failed, Amalaric's successor Theudis was able to reclaim the rich province of Septimania, including Narbonne...
king Gelimer had been unable to effect an alliance with the Gothic king Theudis, who probably took the opportunity of the collapse of Vandal authority...
capital of the Visigothic Kingdom that controls the Iberian Peninsula. King Theudis expands Visigoth rule in the southern regions (Hispania Baetica). The Frankish...
king of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in AD 540–541. Ildibad was a nephew of Theudis, an Ostrogoth king of the Visigoths in Spain. This relationship led Peter...
conquering most of the country. Since most of the king's army was still with Theudis and there was still enough power to be shown, they were ceded some major...
both rulers tried to win over allies: Gelimer contacted the Visigoth king Theudis (r. 531–548) and proposed an alliance, while Justinian secured the benevolent...
and Edictum Chilperici are referred to in the early Visigothic laws of Theudis as compulsares vel executores. In the later Visigothic laws, like the Liber...
treasure failed to depart and was captured and the king of the Visigoths, Theudis, refused an alliance with Gelimer. After a failed assault in which Pharis...
the journey home. She is buried in Paris alongside her father Clovis I. Theudis, sword-bearer of former king Theodoric the Great, succeeds Amalaric as...
was a nephew of Theudis, king of the Visigoths, and Uraias expected that the latter would come to the aid of his nephew. In fact, Theudis remained neutral...
general, proclaims himself ruler over the Visigothic Kingdom, after King Theudis is assassinated. Lazic War: King Gubazes II revolts against the Persians...
Narbona, but was murdered by his troops in Barcino, from where his successor Theudis ruled until 548. Barcino returned to its role as a provincial centre with...
(507–511) Theoderic the Great, Regent (511–526) Amalaric, King (526–531) Theudis, King (531–548) Theudigisel, King (548–549) Agila I, King (549–554) Athanagild...
was fixed in Toledo. Seville was chosen during the reigns of Amalaric, Theudis and Theudigisel. This last king was assassinated at a banquet for the nobles...
the journey home. She is buried in Paris alongside her father Clovis I. Theudis, sword-bearer of former king Theodoric the Great, succeeds Amalaric as...
heroically defended by its inhabitants, assisted by the Ostrogothic general Theudis. The Ostrogoths overrun Provence (Southern Gaul), and consolidate their...