Theodemir
Theodemir was king of the Ostrogoths of the Amal Dynasty, and father of Theodoric the Great.[1] He had two "brothers" actually brothers-in-law named Valamir and Videmir.[2] Theodemir was Arian, while his wife Erelieva was Catholic. He took over the three Pannonian Goth empires after the death of Widimir, ruled jointly with his brothers-in-law as a vassal of Attila the Hun. The reason is probably that this relatively long reign of the Ostrogoths in Pannonia, while his elder brother Thiudimir only for four years on the throne, followed by Theodoric, and firstly inherited, the heirless, Walamir's part of the kingdom. He was married to Erelieva, with whom he had two children: Theodoric (454–526) and Amalafrida. When Theodemir died in 475,[3] Theodoric succeeded him as king.
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- ^ John N. Deely (7 July 2001). Four ages of understanding: the first postmodern survey of philosophy from ancient times to the turn of the twenty-first century. University of Toronto Press. pp. 181–. ISBN 9780802047359. http://books.google.com/books?id=zAYh3Aeem5YC&pg=PA181. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Charles William Previté-Orton (24 July 1975). Cambridge Medieval History, Shorter: Volume 1, The Later Roman Empire to the Twelfth Century. CUP Archive. pp. 109–. ISBN 9780521099769. http://books.google.com/books?id=RXU5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA109. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Joseph Thomas (2010). The Universal Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Vol. IV (in Four Volumes): Pro - Zyp. Cosimo, Inc.. pp. 2114–. ISBN 9781616400750. http://books.google.com/books?id=LP2C-ORXkLkC&pg=PA2114. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
| Preceded by Videmir |
King of the Ostrogoths 470–475 |
Succeeded by Theodoric the Great |
