Tulga (Fulko) - king of the Visigoths , ruled in 639 - 642 years. The son of Khintila , inherited the throne in his youth.
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| gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌰 (Tulga) , lat. Tulga | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Hintila | ||||||
| Successor | Hindasvint | ||||||
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| Father | Hintila | ||||||
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| Religion | Christianity based on the Nicene Creed | ||||||
Tulga pursued, as it seems, a rather soft policy, which may be explained by his certain naivety and weakness of character. Left a positive impression on posterity; the author of the Mosarab chronicle , written a hundred years later, calls him "a good and noble husband . " [one]
However, despite his good nature, after two years of rule, in 642, a conspiracy arose against him. At the head of the rebels stood Hindasvint , who by that time was 79 years old. The Frankish chronicler Fredegar notes that the Gothic people, not controlled by a firm hand, became troubled, and at the meeting of many Gothic senators and other people, one of the magnates named Hindasvint was elected king of Spain. [2] The venue for this meeting was Pampale, which is identified with Pampliega ( Prov. Burgos ), although it is possible that it could be Pamplona . In any case, the uprising began from the borders of the Country of the Vascons , against which, apparently, Hindasvint was sent to fight. Apparently, relying on the army, Hindasvint and proclaimed himself king.
About the end of the Tulga reign, two conflicting traditions have survived. Which of them is more correct, it is not possible to find out due to the lack of reliable sources.
If you believe the monk Sigebert of Gembloux , a writer of the 11th century , the author of theological and historical works, it turns out that the rebel Hindasvint, having strengthened the support of other nobles, appeared in Toledo , where he captured Tulga (whom he calls Tolgan) and forced him to get a haircut as a monk , depriving thereby right to the throne [3] . Fregegar also speaks of accepting tonsure. [2] The further fate of Tulga is not known. [4]
However, Ildefons of Toledo gives a completely different view of the same events. The rebel Hindasvint received some support from the nobility, but, lacking the approval of the clergy, failed. Tulga managed to maintain the throne, and Hindasvint continued to remain as a rebel, until the death of the king due to illness did not allow the applicant to force himself to recognize all the nobility and clergy as a monarch.
Tulga ruled 2 years and 4 months. [5]
| Dynasty of Visigoth Kings | ||
| Predecessor: Hintila | king of the Visigoths 639 - 642 | Successor: Hindasvint |
Notes
- ↑ Mozarabic (Mozarabic) chronicle of 754 , 23.
- ↑ 1 2 Fredegar . Chronicle, Prince IV , 82.
- ↑ Sigebert of Gembloux. Chronicle, 684 year of the Spanish era
- ↑ Cloud Dietrich. History of the Visigoths. - S. 68.
- ↑ Chronicle of Visigoth Kings, chap. 28 . The Mosarab chronicle also speaks of the two-year reign of Tulga.
Links
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Tulga
- Genealogie Mittelalter. Tulga
- Coins of Tulga
- Tulga // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Literature
- Fredegar . Chronicle, Prince IV / / The Fourth Book of the Cronicle of Fredegar with its continuations. - London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1960.
- Mozarabic (Mozarabic) Chronicle of 754 // Wolf, Kenneth Baxter . Conquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain . - Liverpool University Press, 1999. - ISBN 0-85323-554-6 .
- Chronicle of the Visigoth Kings // Millennium Experience. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance: life, customs, ideals / Comp. M. Timofeev, V. Dryakhlov, Oleg Kudryavtsev, I. Dvoretskaya, S. Krykin. - M .: Yurist, 1996 .-- 576 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-7357-0043-X .
- Cloud Dietrich. History of Visigoths / Per. with him. S.V. Ivanova. - SPb. : Publishing group "Eurasia", 2002. - 285 p. - 2,000 copies. - ISBN 5-8071-0115-4 .
- Tsirkin Yu. B. Antique and early medieval sources on the history of Spain. - SPb. : Faculty of Philology, St. Petersburg State University; Publishing House of St. Petersburg. University, 2006 .-- 360 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 5-8465-0516-3 , ISBN 5-288-04094-X .
- Tsirkin Yu. B. Spain from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. - SPb. : Faculty of Philology, St. Petersburg State University ; Nestor-Istoriya, 2010 .-- 456 p. - 700 copies. - ISBN 978-5-98187-528-1 .
- Western Europe . // Rulers of the World. Chronological and genealogical tables on world history in 4 vols. / Compiled by V.V. Erlikhman . - T. 2.