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557
Byzantines occupy Cartagena
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Period: 557 to 636
557-636
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560
Isidore is born - parents leave for Seville soon after
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572
Leovigild becomes king
He attempted to redefine Arian doctrine by claiming that Father and Son were eternal, only Holy Spirit is not equal -
579
Hermenigild rebels against his father Leovigild
Declared himself independent monarch over Southern Peninsula, after marrying Frankish princess Clovis -
582
Hermenigild converts to Catholicism
Under the influence of Leander, Isidore´s older brother, he converts to Catholicism -
584
Hermenigild exiled to Valencia
Leovigild managed to take control of the situation. -
585
Hermenigild murdered
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586
Death of Leovigild, his other son, Reccared becomes king
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587
Reccared converts to Catholicism.
Again, under influence of Leander. R. began process of reassigning Arian churches to Catholic dioceses. Arian bishops were allowed to retain sees, although this meant having two bishops in a single see. -
600
Leander dies. Isidore becomes Archbishop of Seville
Leander was a personal friend of Pope Gregory I. His friendship with Leovigild´s sons Hermenigild and Reccared was of an important consequence for Spain. It led to the Spanish court´s conversion from Arianism to Catholicism. -
602
601-602 / Reccared dies. Liuva II is King.
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603
Liuva II deposited and murdered by Witteric.
Witteric was a Gothic noble. Witteric had Liuva´s right hand cut off. By Visigothic tradition, heir to the throne had to be able-bodied. -
610
Witteric assasinated. Gunemar takes throne.
W. was not popular. Isidore speaks of him with disapproval - others mention injustices. gundemar involved himslef with councils of bishops, like Reccared. -
611
611 - 612 / Gundemar dies. Sisebut is crowned King.
Sisebut noted for personal piety. He was intellectually active and authored several works. V. involved in activities of church. Anti-Jewish policy - Isidore did not approve of this as he didn´t think it was knowledge based. -
613
Isidore dedicated De Natura Rerum to Sisebut.
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621
Sisebut dies. Reccared II is King.
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621
Reccared II dies shortly after. Suinthila becomes King.
isidore praised Suinthila. -
631
Suinthila is deposed. Sisenand is king.
He is deposed by group of Frankish nobles. -
636
Sisenand dies. Isidore dies.