Suintila

Suintila
King of the Visigoths
Tremissis of Suintila, bearing his effigy.
King of Hispania
Reign	c. March 621 – 26 March 631
Predecessor	Reccared II
Successor	Sisenand
Born	588
Died	633/635 (aged 45/47)
Father	Reccared I
Mother	Baddo
Religion	Chalcedonian Christianity

Suintila, or Suinthila,^[1] Swinthila, Svinthila; (ca. 588 – 633/635) was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 621 to 631. He was a son of Reccared I and his wife Bado, and a brother of the general Geila. Under Suintila there was an unprecedented peace and unity across the Kingdom of the Visigoths. As a direct result, by 624 the king was able to muster the forces necessary to retake those lands that had been under the control of the Eastern Roman Empire.