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Recaredo II, rey de los Visigodos (Museo del Prado)
Imaginary portrait of Reccared II by Francisco Aznar. Oil on canvas (1858)

Reccared II (in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese, Recaredo), (? – March 621) was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia briefly in 621, though the length of the reign exactly is debated to last from several days to just over a year.

Biography

His father and predecessor was Sisebut. He was but a child when placed on the throne and as with most Visigothic attempts to establish a royal dynasty, Sisebut's was opposed by the nobility and ultimately failed.

His death allowed his strongman and general Suintila, to accede to the throne.

Sources

  • Collins, Roger (2004). Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Blackwell Publishing.
  • Thompson, Edward Arthur (1969). The Goths in Spain. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Sisebut
King of the Visigoths
February 621 – March 621
Succeeded by
Suintila

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Recaredo II para niños

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