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Liuvigild
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Liuvigild, Leuvigild, Leovigild, or Leovigildo (Spanish and Portuguese), (c. 519 – 586) was a Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania from 568 to 586. Known for his Codex Revisus or Code of Leovigild, a law allowing equal rights between the Visigothic and Hispano-Roman population, his kingdom covered modern Portugal and most of modern Spain down to Toledo. Liuvigild ranks among the greatest Visigothic kings of the Arian period.[1]
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Liuvigild | |||||
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King of Hispania | |||||
Reign | 568 – 21 April 586 | ||||
Predecessor | Liuva I | ||||
Successor | Reccared I | ||||
Co-king | Liuva I (568–572) | ||||
Born | c. 519 AD[citation needed] Hispania | ||||
Died | 21 April 586 Toledo, Hispania | ||||
Spouse | unknown Goiswintha | ||||
Issue | Reccared I Saint Hermenegild | ||||
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Religion | Arianism |
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