Liuva II
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Liuva II, youthful son of Reccared, was king of the Visigoths in Hispania from 601 to 603. He succeeded Reccared at only eighteen years of age.
In the spring of 602, the Goth Witteric, one of the conspirators with Sunna de Mérida to reestablish Arianism in 589, was given command of the army to repulse the Byzantines. From his position of power at the head of the army, he surrounded himself with people in his confidence. When it came time to expel the Byzantines, Witteric instead used his troops to strike at the king (Spring 603). Invading the royal palace, and deposing the young king, he counted on the support of a faction of nobles in opposition to the dynasty of Leovigild. Witteric cut off the king's right hand and later had him condemned and executed (Summer 603).
| Preceded by: Reccared |
King of the Visigoths 601–603 |
Succeeded by: Witteric |
