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Vitiges (also
known as Vitigis,
Witiges or Wittigis) (died 542) was king of
Ostrogothic Italy from 536 to 540. He
succeeded to the
throne of
Italy in...
- fate of his children.
After Witiges's capture, the
leading candidate for the
Ostrogothic throne became Uraias, who was
Witiges' nephew, a
skilled military...
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Wittiza (Witiza, Witica, Witicha, Vitiza, or
Witiges; c. 687 –
probably 710) was the
Visigothic King of
Hispania from 694
until his death, co-ruling with...
- Ravenna,
Witiges and his men were
trapped in the
Ostrogothic capital.
Belisarius proved more
capable at
siege warfare than his
rival Witiges had been...
- king, one who had been a
general under his
uncle Theoderic, a man
named Witiges. Upon
hearing this,
Theodahad would head back to
Ravenna to
regain control...
- Witege,
Witige or
Wittich (Old English: Wudga, Widia; Gotho-Latin: Vidigoia) or
Vidrik "Vidga"
Verlandsson (Old Norse: Vidrīk + Viðga or
Videke + Verlandsson...
- Uraias's wife
insulted the wife of the
Ostrogothic king
Witiges, and the king's wife then had
Witiges murder Uraias.
Brunhild was a po****r
figure in Scandinavia...
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Empire invaded Italy under Justinian I. The
Ostrogothic ruler at that time,
Witiges,
could not
defend the
kingdom successfully and was
finally captured when...
- children:
Athalaric and
Matasuntha (the
latter being married to
Witiges first, then,
after Witiges' death,
married to Germ**** Justinus;
neither had children)...
-
entered Rome with the
approval of Pope Silverius. Theodahad's
successor Witiges gathered together an army and
besieged Rome for
several months, subjecting...
