Herméric

See also: Hermanaric

Herméric or Ermaric or Hermeneric , (?) - (441), founder of the Kingdom suève.

King of the Suèves, it succeeds in installing his people in the Iberian peninsula in the year 408 or 409.

He lends oath to the Roman Emperor in 410 and chooses Braga like capital.

He fought in 417 against the Visigoths of Wallia and was maintained in Galicia.

Honorius agreed to give the federate statute of to him in 418 and Suèves did not unite with the Vandales in their rebellion of 422.

It obtained a Fœdus into 437 then a second into 438.

It have for heir his son Rechila who reigns with him of 438 with 441, then succeeds to him its death in 441.

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