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Gelimer

480 - 553

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Gelimer (original form possibly Geilamir, c. 480–553), King of the Vandals and Alans (530–534), was the last Germanic ruler of the North African Kingdom of the Vandals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gelimer has received more than 192,831 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Gelimer is the 1,626th most popular politician (up from 1,878th in 2019).

Gelimer was a king of the Gepids, a Germanic tribe. He was the last king of the Gepids and was overthrown by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in 567.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gelimer ranks 1,626 out of 19,576Before him are Emeric Thököly, George Tupou V, Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, Hedwig of Silesia, Hassan Nasrallah, and Lala Mustafa Pasha. After him are Paul Bocuse, Victoria of Baden, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, Klaus Iohannis, Conradin, and Zoë Porphyrogenita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 480, Gelimer ranks 3Before him are Benedict of Nursia, and Boethius. After him are Pope Felix IV, Scholastica, Theodahad, Damascius, Dignāga, Eutocius of Ascalon, Mark of Cornwall, and Maelgwn Gwynedd. Among people deceased in 553, Gelimer ranks 1After him is Zacharias Rhetor.

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