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Gelimer

480 - 553

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Gelimer (original form possibly Geilamir, 480–553), King of the Vandals and Alans (530–534), was the last Germanic ruler of the North African Kingdom of the Vandals. He became ruler on 15 June 530 after deposing his first cousin twice removed, Hilderic, who had angered the Vandal nobility by converting to Chalcedonian Christianity, as most of the Vandals at this time were fiercely devoted to Arian Christianity. The Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I, who had supported Hilderic, soon declared war on the Vandals, ostensibly to restore Hilderic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gelimer has received more than 190,382 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, 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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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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