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Amalasuntha

495 - 535

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Amalasuintha (495 – 30 April 535) was a ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 526 to 535. Initially serving as regent for her son Athalaric, she became queen regnant after his premature death. Highly educated, Amalasuintha was praised by both Cassiodorus and Procopius for her wisdom and her ability to speak three languages (Greek, Gothic, and Latin). Her status as an independent female monarch, and obvious affinity for Roman culture, caused discontent among the Gothic nobles in her court, and she was deposed and killed after six months of sole rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amalasuntha is the 80th most popular companion (up from 154th in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from Italy (up from 775th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Companion.

Amalasuntha was most famous for being the mother of Theodoric the Great, who was king of the Ostrogoths. She was also the regent of the Ostrogoths during her son's minority.

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Among companions, Amalasuntha ranks 80 out of 784. Before her are Julia Domna, Claude of France, Anne of Kiev, Sepp Dietrich, Abigail, and Julia. After her are Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Isabeau of Bavaria, Charlotte, Princess Royal, Frederica of Hanover, Berenice II of Egypt, and Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

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Among people born in 495, Amalasuntha ranks 1. After her are Chlodomer, Olympiodorus the Younger, and Antonina. Among people deceased in 535, Amalasuntha ranks 2. Before her is Pope John II. After her is Narasimhagupta.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Amalasuntha ranks 488 out of 5,161. Before her are Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87), Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Zephyrinus (150), Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836), Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (-300), and Julia (-76). After her are Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (1150), Reinhold Messner (1944), Maurizio Gucci (1948), Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Ancus Marcius (-675), and Pope Nicholas I (800).

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Among COMPANIONS In Italy

Among companions born in Italy, Amalasuntha ranks 7. Before her are Catherine de' Medici (1519), Messalina (17), Livia (-58), Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892), Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772), and Julia (-76). After her are Scribonia (-70), Julia the Elder (-39), Caterina Sforza (1463), Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), and Bianca Maria Sforza (1472).

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