Reccared II
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Reccared II, was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia briefly in 621, though the length of the reign exactly is debated to last from several days to just over a year.
Imaginary portrait of Reccared II by Francisco Aznar. Oil on canvas (1858)
Suintila
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Suintila, or Suinthila, Swinthila, Svinthila; was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 621 to 631. He was a son of Reccared I and his wife Bado, and a brother of the general Geila.
Reccared II
…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. Collins, Roger (2004). Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Blackwell Publishing…
Tremissis of Suintila, bearing his effigy.
Votive crowns and crosses, from a 19th-century lithograph.