Recceswinth

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Recceswinth
King of the Visigoths
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Votive crown of Recceswinth, as found in the treasure of Guarrazar, Spain.
Reign20 January 649 – 1 September 672
Coronation20 January 649
PredecessorChindasuinth
SuccessorWamba
Co-kingChindasuinth (20 January 649 – 30 September 653)
Died1 September 672

Recceswinth[1] (died 1 September 672) was the Visigothic King of Hispania, and Septimania in 649–672. He ruled jointly with his father Chindaswinth until his father's death in 653.

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