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Godigisel

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Godigisel (c. 359– c. 406) was King of the Hasdingi Vandals until his death in 406. It is unclear when or how he became king; however, in 405 he formed and led a coalition of Germanic peoples, including the Hasdingi Vandals, Silingi Vandals, Suebi, and others from Pannonia with the intention of invading Roman Gaul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Godigisel is the 4,218th most popular politician (down from 3,822nd in 2019), the 1,094th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,038th in 2019) and the 315th most popular German Politician.

Godigisel was the son of King Gewis and Queen Eadgitha. He was a king of the West Saxons in England. He was killed by his brother Cutha in 532.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Godigisel ranks 4,218 out of 19,576Before him are Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Vikramaditya, Li Yuanhong, Nikolai Patrushev, Pir Muhammad, and Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy. After him are Milan Milutinović, Francis IV, Duke of Modena, Asif Ali Zardari, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Plutarco Elías Calles, and Chen Shou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 359, Godigisel ranks 3Before him are Gratian, and Stilicho.  Among people deceased in 406, Godigisel ranks 1After him are Paula of Rome, Radagaisus, and Gu Kaizhi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Godigisel ranks 1,094 out of 7,253Before him are William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), Hannah Pick-Goslar (1928), Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), Carl Clauberg (1898), Friedrich Hund (1896), and Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756). After him are Ernst Barlach (1870), Theodelinda (570), Erhard Heiden (1901), Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849), Felix Magath (1953), and Margarethe von Trotta (1942).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Godigisel ranks 315Before him are Franz Ziereis (1905), Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933), Peter Minuit (1589), William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), Carl Clauberg (1898), and Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756). After him are Theodelinda (570), Erhard Heiden (1901), Paul Blobel (1894), Gustav Ritter von Kahr (1862), Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876), and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778).