Reccared II | |
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King of Hispania, Septimania and Gallaecia | |
King of the Visigoths | |
Reign | c. February 621 – c. March 621 |
Predecessor | Sisebut |
Successor | Suintila |
Died | c. March 621 |
Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Reccared II (in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese, Recaredo), (? – March 621) was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia briefly in 621,[1] though the length of the reign exactly is debated to last from several days to just over a year.[2]
His father and predecessor was Sisebut.[3] He was but a child when placed on the throne and as with most Visigothic attempts to establish a royal dynasty, Sisebut's was opposed by the nobility and ultimately failed.
His death allowed his general, the strongman Suintila, to accede to the throne.