Theodemir

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Theodemir was king of the Ostrogoths of the Amal Dynasty, and father of Theodoric the Great. He had an older brother named Valamir and a younger named Vidimir. Theodemir was Arian, while his wife Erelieva was Catholic. He took over the three Pannonian Goth empires after the death of Vidimir, ruled jointly with his brothers Valamir and Vidimir, and was a vassal of Attila the Hun. The reason is probably that this relatively long reign of the Ostrogoths in Pannonia, while his older brother Thiudimir only for four years on the throne, followed by Theodoric, and the first in which erbenlosen Valamir part beerbte kingdom. He was married to Erelieva, with whom he had two children: Theodoric (454-526) and Amalafrida. When Theodemir died in 474, Theodoric succeeded him as king.

Preceded by Videmir

King of the Ostrogoths 470-474

Succeeded by Theodoric the Great

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.