POLITICIAN

Eraric

450 - 541

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Eraric (died 541) was briefly King of the Ostrogoths, elected as the most distinguished among the Rugians in the confederation of the Ostrogoths. The Goths were vexed at the presumption of the Rugians, but nevertheless they recognized Eraric. He summoned a council directed to convincing the confederation to make peace with the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian, under Roman suzerainty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eraric has received more than 68,836 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Eraric is the 3,590th most popular politician (down from 3,378th in 2019).

Eraric is most famous for his work on the "Ecclesiastical History" (Ecclesiastica Historia) which is a history of the Church from the time of Jesus to the death of Pope Leo I in 461.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eraric ranks 3,590 out of 19,576. Before him are Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Grimoald the Elder, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Konrad I of Masovia, and Khalil Sultan. After him are Margaret II, Countess of Flanders, Lugal-zage-si, Wamba, Haitham bin Tariq, Emperor Ningzong, and Adad-nirari II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Eraric ranks 7. Before him are Justin I, Pope Hormisdas, Pope Anastasius II, Mazdak, Huneric, and Gunthamund. After him are Ildibad, Emperor Kenzō, Thrasamund, Emperor Keitai, Aegidius, and Gesalec. Among people deceased in 541, Eraric ranks 1. After him are Ildibad, and Wehha of East Anglia.

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