Born ‎± ABT. 454 at Pannonia, Austria/Hungary/Yugoslavia, Ostrogoth Empire, died ‎ Aug 30, 526 at Ravenna, Italy‎, approximately 72 years, buried ‎ at Ravenna, Italy
Name: Theodoric the Great of Ostrogoths AMAL DYNASTY King
Surname: Amal Dynasty
Given Name: Theodoric the Great of Ostrogoths
NSFX: King
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 0454 in Pannonia,Austria/Hungary/,Yugoslavia,Ostrogoth Empire
Death: 30 Aug 0526 in Ravenna, Italy
Burial: Ravenna,,,Italy
Reference Number: Foster,Bur
_UID: 611659A5CD5A4B48BEF0ABAE326A5A335F5E
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b.c. 454, d. 526; raised as a hostage in Constantinople; son of Theodemir of the Ostrogoths and Erelicia Erelieve of the Ostrogoths; m. Andelfieda Audeflede Meroving Franks; father of Crotechilde who m. Brunulphe Earlin. [Holly Forrest Tamer
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!Educated as a hostage at Constantinople, this greatest of the Goths came home
to serve an apprenticeship to war in the conflicts of neighboring tribes
released from Attila's domination; then, succeeding his father at the age of
20, he led his people into the bounds of the eastern empire. There he did
service to Zeno against another army of insolent Goths, but was so ill rewarded
by his feeble and treacherous employer that he in turn took to open rebellion.
It was to get rid of such a doubtful vassal that Zeno gave him the commission
to overthrow Odoacer in Italy. In 488 Theodoric set out on this errand at the
head of his whole people, 200-300,000 souls with cattle and baggage, seeking
new homes on distant fields of battle. Nearly a year was spent fighting a way
up the Danube and the Save, then over the eastern Alps, beyond which the Goths
found Odoacer waiting to defent that Italian promised land. The main battle
was at Verona (A.D. 489), where Theodoric conquered with great slaughter. He
ruled in Italy as king, one now of several who were consolidating kingdoms in
western Europe. He married a daughter of Clovis, king of the Franks, to ally
himself with another rising power. [Leaders & Landmarks in European History,
Vol. 1, pp. 153-6]

!Theodoric commenced a march upon Italy, accompanied by his entire people. For
3 years a fierce warfare swept all those plains, as Goth struggled against
Ostrogoth in savage war. At length Theodoric was victorious, and having
annilhilated the aremies of the Goths, and plunged his own sword into the bosom
of Odoacer, he entered upon the undisputed sovereignty of the whole peninsula,
dispersing his followers everywhere throughout the rich and luxurious valleys
of his most beautiful of realms. Theodoric governed his conquered kingdom with
so much energy, wisdom, and humanity, that he is justly entitled to the
designation of "great", which history has conferred upon him. Whenever his
bugle blast was heard, within an hour he could call 200,000 warriors into the
field. For 33 years he reigned over Italy. He left his diadem to his grandson
Atalaric, a boy of 10, under the regency of his daughter, Amalasunta, widowed
mother of the child. [Nations of the World - Italy, Vol. XXV, pp. 421-2]

The central thrust of Theoderic's foreign policy is often seen as the
construction of a defensive alliance against Frankish expansion. He made a
series of strategic marriage alliances in the late 490s and early 500s, when
Clovis had his eyes on the Visigothic kingdom. Theoderic himself m. Clovis'
sister, and married off various of his female relatives to the royal families
of the visigothic, Vandal and Burgundian kingdoms. [The Goths, p. 230]
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Father: Theodemir, King of the OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0440 in Panonnia
Mother: Erelicia of the OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0450

Marriage 1 Andelfieda of the MEROVING FRANKS b: ABT 0465 in Austrasia
Children
Amalasunta of the OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0480 in Ravenna, Italy
Daughter of Theodoric of the OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0485 in Ostrogoth Empire
Ostrogotha of the OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0490 in Ravenna, Italy
Crotechilde de OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0496 in Rheims, Marne, Loire-Alantique, France
From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com.



ID: I20371
Name: *Theodoric Ostrogoths
Title: King Italy
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 0454 in Panonnia-raised as a hostage in Constantinople, Eastern Roma
Death: 30 AUG 0526 in Ravenna, Italy
Note: Thanks to Wayne R Davy [wrdavy@megavision.com], for providing the following interesting historical piece from 'Archeaology Odyssey':
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Note: Thought you might be interested in this which I've taken from the Odyssey magazine which I received last week, and might want to add it to your notes for Theodoric. If you have access to this magazine, I think its a very interesting piece.
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According to 6th century Gothic historian Jordanes, Goths originated in Scandinavia. In 4th cent, B.C.E. they were living along the shores of the Black Sea, and by the end of the 2nd cent C.E. they had migrated to the Danube. About 375 C.E. the
Huns destroyed the Gothic settlements along the Black Sea and many of the Goths fled to territories controlled by the Romans. In 378 C.E. Goths killed the Roman Emperor Valens in a battle near the city of Adrianople, Turkey. At about 400 C.E.
Alaric united the Goths in a group called the Visigoths. They marched west and established kingdoms in Spain and Gaul. In 507 the Franks conquered the Goths in Gaul. Visigoths rule in Spain lasted until 711.
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After the death of Attila, the leader of the Huns, in 453, the eastern Goths united and were called the Ostragoths. They settled in the area south of Vienna, Austria and coexisted with the Roman Byzantine empire. Theodoric was sent to
Constantinople where he received a Roman education and became a favorite at court. He became king of the Ostragoths in 471 and decided to carve out a kingdom in Italy which was then ruled by the barbarian, Odoacer. He led about 100,000
(including 75,000 non-combatants) into Italy and fought Odoacer's forces from 488 to 493. He convinced Odoacer to accept joint rule and then murdered him at the celebratory banquet. Thus he became sole ruler with his capitol at Ravenna. His 33
year reign was characterized by peace, prosperity and tolerance. He maintained most of the old Roman laws and appointed Romans to civil offices. He recognized the authority of the Emperor in Constantinople. He left an architectural legacy,
constructing public buildings and repairing roads. Several of his structures remain standing in Ravenna today, including the church of Sant' Apollinare Nuova, an Arian baptistry, and his mausoleum.
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Built to withstand eternity, his mausoleum resembles no other building in the Roman-Byzantine world. The tomb's domed roof is 36 feet in diameter, weighs about 300 tons and is carved from a single block of marble that was carved on the Istria
peninsula in modern Croatia. They do not know how the roof was cut, transported and hoisted into place. The purpose was apparently to discourage vandalism. The roof locks the Lower blocks into place so that would-be vandals would bring the
structure down on their head if they tampered with it. To increase the stony security, Theodoric included another protective feature which was a system of interlocking masonry joints. The tomb's walls seem to consist of regular ashlars of
squared masonry blocks but in fact many of them are not of standard size and therefore are not interchangeable. The ashlars have joints or protrusions that neatly interlock with the adjacent stones. These irregular, interlocking joints make it
extremely difficult, if not impossible to dismantle the structure. This fitted stonework makes the building like a Chinese puzzle. One particular piece must be removed before the subsequent pieces are chosen and unless the correct piece is
chosen, the whole structure remains intact , a solid interlocked mass.
Note: (Excerpts from "The Mystery of Theodoric's Tomb Solved" by Harry Rand,
Note: Archaeology Odyssey, Nov-Dec 2003, p 47-53, 57-58)
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Note: Title: Encyclopedia Britannica, Treatise on
Note: Page: Theodoric
Change Date: 5 FEB 2004

Father: *Theodemir Ostrogoths b: ABT 0425 in Verona,Italy
Mother: *Erelicia Erelieve Ostrogoths b: ABT 0425 in Verona,Italy

Marriage 1 *Andelfieda Audeflede Meroving Franks b: ABT 0450 in Reims,Neustria
Children
*Crotechilde de Ostrogoths b: ABT 0500 in Rheims,Marne,Loire-Alantique,France
*Theodogotho Rome b: ABT 0478 in Ravenna, Italy.
From 'Thorns among the roses' at Rootsweb.com.

Born ‎± ABT. 452 at Reims, Neustria, died ‎ Dec 25, 496 at Ravenna, Italy‎, approximately 44 years, ‎1st married/ related to: Theodoric of Ostrogoths, King of Ostrogoths, ‎2nd marriage to: Theodemir of "King of Italy and the Ostrogoths, Theodoric of Ita" Ostrogoths
Name: Andelfieda of the MEROVING FRANKS
Surname: Meroving Franks
Given Name: Andelfieda of the
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 0465 in Austrasia
Death: 25 Dec 0496 in Reims, Neustria
Reference Number: Foster,Bur
_UID: BEC5265CDE9C7A449C355046812CBCDDEADD
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!Daughter of Clovis who married Theodoric. [Leaders & Landmarks in European History, Vol. 1, p. 153-6]

!Sister of Clovis married Theodoric. [Nations of the World - France, Vol. 1, p. 118]

Dau of Childeric I Franks and Basina Thuringia; m. Theodoric Ostrogoths; mother of Crotechilde who m. Brunulphe Earlin. [Holly Forrest Tamer
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Change Date: 5 Apr 2003 at 13:52:08

Father: Childeric I of SALIAN FRANKS King of Franks b: 0436 in France
Mother: Basina VON THURINGEN b: ABT 0450

Marriage 1 Theodoric the Great of Ostrogoths AMAL DYNASTY King b: ABT 0454 in Pannonia,Austria/Hungary/,Yugoslavia,Ostrogoth Empire
Children
Amalasunta of the OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0480 in Ravenna, Italy
Daughter of Theodoric of the OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0485 in Ostrogoth Empire
Ostrogotha of the OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0490 in Ravenna, Italy
Crotechilde de OSTROGOTHS b: ABT 0496 in Rheims, Marne, Loire-Alantique, France

Sources:
Repository:
Name: Cheryl Varner Library

Title: Leaders & Landmarks in European History, Volume I: From Early Times to the rise of Mohammedanism
Author: Moncrieff, A.R. HOpe; Chaytor, The Rev. H.J., M.A..
Publication: The Gresham Publishing Company, London, 1913
Page: pp. 153-6
Repository:
Name: Cheryl Varner Library

Title: The Nations of the World Series: France
Author: Guizot, M. and Madame Guizot de Witt; translated by Robert Black; supplement by Mayo W. Hazeltine
Publication: Peter Fenelon Collier, New York, 1898
Page: Vol. 1, p. 118
From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com