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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 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amalasuntha has received more than 160,684 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Amalasuntha is the 148th most popular companion (down from 121st in 2019), the 767th most popular biography from Italy (down from 612th in 2019) and the 16th 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

Among companions, Amalasuntha ranks 148 out of 673. Before her are Anne of Denmark, Marie Henriette of Austria, Elizabeth Alexeievna, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, Isabella of Angoulême, and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont. After her are Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Hümaşah Sultan, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Joanna of Bourbon, Mumtaz Mahal, and Anne of Foix-Candale.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Amalasuntha ranks 767 out of 4,668. Before her are Isabella d'Este (1474), Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (1787), Pope Stephen V (850), Nicola Pisano (1225), Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848), and Manfred, King of Sicily (1232). After her are Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Vittorio Monti (1868), Luca Giordano (1634), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Alexius of Rome (400), and Donatella Versace (1955).

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Among COMPANIONS In Italy

Among companions born in Italy, Amalasuntha ranks 16. Before her are Julia the Elder (-39), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), Maria Luisa of Savoy (1688), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685), and Margherita of Savoy (1851). After her are Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806), Faustina the Elder (105), Rachele Mussolini (1890), Clementia of Hungary (1293), Julia (-76), and Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249).

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