Liuvigild
| Liuvigild | |||||
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Tremissis of Liuvigild, c. 573–578 | |||||
| King of the Visigoths | |||||
| Reign | 569 – 21 April 586 | ||||
| Predecessor | Liuva I | ||||
| Successor | Reccared I | ||||
| Co-king | Liuva I (567–572) | ||||
| Born | c. 519 AD Hispania | ||||
| Died | 21 April 586 (aged 67) Toledo, Hispania | ||||
| Spouse | Theodosia Goiswintha | ||||
| Issue | Reccared I Saint Hermenegild | ||||
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| Religion | Arianism | ||||
Liuvigild, Leuvigild, Leovigild, or Leovigildo (Spanish and Portuguese; c. 519–586) was a Visigothic king of Hispania and Septimania from 569 to 586. Known for his Codex Revisus or Code of Leovigild, a law allowing equal rights between the Visigothic and Hispano-Roman population, his kingdom covered modern Spain down to Toledo and Portugal. Liuvigild ranks among the greatest Visigothic kings of the Arian period. He consolidated and expanded Visigothic power by defeating the Suebi, campaigning against the Byzantines in the south, and extending control over Basque territories. His legal reforms repealed prohibitions on intermarriage between Goths and Hispano-Romans, fostering greater unity within the kingdom.