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Vitiges
Vitiges was king of Ostrogothic Italy from 536 to 540 during the Gothic War between the Ostrogoths (Goths) and the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian I.
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politics · 6th-century king of the Italian Ostrogoths · monarch · also Vitiges
Born 0475 · Died 1 January 0542 · Q312607
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0542· 1 entry
Died 0542-01-01.
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Career landmark: monarch of Italy (0536–0540).
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Career landmark: King of the Ostrogoths (0536–0540).
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Born 0475.
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