Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Theodoric's two other sons, Retimer and Himnerith, [22] did not serve as Visigothic kings; after Euric's death, power passed to his son, Alaric II. According to Sidonius Apollinaris (who spent time at Theodoric II's court), Theodoric II was a grandson of Alaric I, the first King of the Visigoths. This is consistent with Theodoric II's son being ...
Theodora (/ ˌ θ iː ə ˈ d ɔːr ə /; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490/500 – 28 June 548) [1] was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I. She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527. Theodora was one of his chief political advisers.
Théoden is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings.The King of Rohan and Lord of the Mark or of the Riddermark, names used by the Rohirrim for their land, he appears as a supporting character in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Theodoric entered Ravenna on 5 March 493, [33] and a banquet celebrating the treaty was organized on 15 March. [31] At this feast, Theodoric, after making a toast, drew his sword and struck Odoacer, splitting him in two from collarbone to thigh. [34] Theodoric had the king's most loyal followers slaughtered as well, making him the master of ...
In 1065 Theodoric married Ermentrude of Burgundy (1055–1105), daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and Stephanie. [1] They had the following issue: Theodoric II (1081–1163), Count of Montbéliard; Louis, who became a crusader, returned in 1102 and was assassinated in 1103; Frederick I († 1160), Count of Ferrette and Altkirch
Theuderic III (also spelled Theuderich, Theoderic or Theodoric; French: Thierry, c. 651 [1] –691) was King of the Franks in the 7th century. He ruled Neustria and Burgundy on two occasions (in 673 and again from 675 to 691), as well as Austrasia from 679 until his death in 691.
Ereleuva (born before AD 440, died c. 500? [1]) was the mother of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great.She is often referred to as the concubine of Theodoric's father, Theodemir, although that Gelasius refers to her as regina ("queen") suggests that she had a prominent social position despite the informality of her union with Theodemir.
According to Anonymus Valesianus, her mother was Theodoric's wife. Jordanes also mentions a sister Theudigotho. According to both, Ostrogotho was born while Theodoric was staying in Moesia (before 489). Ostrogotho was probably baptized in Constantinople with the name Ariadne or Ariagne, named after Ariadne, the wife of emperor Zeno.