Euric

For other uses, see Eurico.
For the Suevic king of this name, see Eboric.

Euric
Posthumous portrait of Euric painted in 1855
King of the Visigoths
Reign466 – 28 December 484
PredecessorTheodoric II
SuccessorAlaric II
Bornc. 426
Died28 December 484(484-12-28) (aged 57–58)
SpouseRagnagild
IssueAlaric II
DynastyBalt
FatherTheodoric I
ReligionArianism

Euric (Gothic: πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ, Aiwareiks, see Eric), also known as Evaric (c. 426 – 28 December 484), son of Theodoric I, ruled as king (rex) of the Visigoths, after murdering his brother, Theodoric II, from 466 until his death in 484. Sometimes he is called Euric II.

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