Kingdom of the Suebi

Kingdom of the Suebi
*Regnum Suevorum* (Latin)
Kingdom of the Suebi Regnum Suevorum (Latin)
409–585
	Greatest extent of the Suebian Kingdom c. 455 AD
Capital	Braga
Common languages	Suebi (spoken among elite); Latin (administrative/liturgical)
Religion	Germanic paganism (initially among elite and rural); Arianism (mostly among elite); Chalcedonian Christianity (among commoners)
Government	Monarchy
King
• 409–438	Hermeric
• 585	Malaric
History
• Suebian leader Hermeric conquers Gallaecia	409
• Conquest by the King Leovigild of the Visigothic Kingdom	585
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Western Roman Empire
Visigothic Kingdom
Today part of	Gibraltar; Spain; Portugal

The Kingdom of the Suebi (Latin: Regnum Suevorum), also called the Kingdom of Galicia (Latin: Regnum Galicia) or Suebi Kingdom of Galicia (Latin: Galicia suevorum regnum^[1]), was a Germanic post-Roman kingdom that was one of the first to separate from the Roman Empire. Based in the former Roman provinces of Gallaecia and northern Lusitania, the de facto kingdom was established by the Suebi about 409,^[2] and during the 6th century it became a formally declared kingdom identifying with Gallaecia. It maintained its independence until 585, when it was annexed by the Visigoths, and was turned into the sixth province of the Visigothic Kingdom in Hispania.

^ Montecchio, Luca (2006). I Visigoti e la rinascita culturale del secolo VII (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 57. ISBN 88-89840-06-4.
^ Lodewijckx, Marc (1996). Archaeological and historical aspects of West-European societies: album amicorum André Van Doorselaer. Leuven: Leuven University Press. pp. 335–337. ISBN 90-6186-722-3.

[1] Montecchio, Luca (2006). I Visigoti e la rinascita culturale del secolo VII (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 57. ISBN 88-89840-06-4.

[2] Lodewijckx, Marc (1996). Archaeological and historical aspects of West-European societies: album amicorum André Van Doorselaer. Leuven: Leuven University Press. pp. 335–337. ISBN 90-6186-722-3.

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