Gelimer

Gelimer

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 using the pretext of his defeat against the Moorish Chieftain Antalas of the Frexes tribe also Hilderic had angered the Vandal nobility by converting to Chalcedonian Christianity so they promptly went against him, 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 176,684 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Gelimer is the 1,884th most popular politician (down from 1,720th 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.