Vitiges (also known as Vitigis, Vitigo, Witiges or Wittigis, and in old norse as Vigo) (died 542) was king of Ostrogothic Italy from 536 to 540. He succeeded...

fate of his children. After Witiges's capture, the leading candidate for the Ostrogothic throne became Uraias, who was Witiges' nephew, a skilled military...

Wittiza (Witiza, Witica, Witicha, Vitiza, or Witiges; c. 687 – probably 710) was the Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death, co-ruling with...

led to the election of a new king, Witiges, a former general under Theodoric the Great. Upon learning of Witiges's election, Theodahad returned to Ravenna...

Ravenna, Witiges and his men were trapped in the Ostrogothic capital. Belisarius proved more capable at siege warfare than his rival Witiges had been...

the Byzantine Empire embarked on a campaign to reconquer Italy in 535. Witiges, who was the Ostrogothic ruler at that time, could not defend the kingdom...

entered Rome with the approval of Pope Silverius. Theodahad's successor Witiges gathered together an army and besieged Rome for several months, subjecting...

general during the Gothic–Roman War of 535–540. Uraias was a nephew of King Witiges. Although probably of humble origins, he rose through the military ranks...

Witege, Witige or Wittich (Old English: Wudga, Widia; Gotho-Latin: Vidigoia) or Vidrik "Vidga" Verlandsson (Old Norse: Vidrīk + Viðga or Videke + Verlandsson...

children: Athalaric and Matasuntha (the latter being married to Witiges first, then, after Witiges' death, married to Germanus Justinus). After his death in...

(493–526) Athalaric (526–534) Queen Amalasuintha (534–535) Theodahad (534–536) Witiges (536–540) Ildibad (540–541) Eraric (541) Totila (541–552) Teia (552–553)...

(Wayland the Smith), whose son after that was Viðga Velentsson (Wittich or Witige), who became a companion/champion of King Þiðrekr (Dietrich von Bern). Thus...

and sent to Constantinople, together with the captured Ostrogothic king Witiges (or Wittigis). Justinian made Amalafrid a general and married off his sister...

Imperial past came in 539, during the Gothic War, when Uraias (a nephew of Witiges, formerly King of the Italian Ostrogoths) carried out attacks in Milan...

the spoils of that kingdom the towns of Mâcon, Geneva and Lyons. When Witiges, the king of the Ostrogoths, ceded Provence to the Franks in 535, the possession...

535 and 537, under Theodahad (Theodoric's nephew, reigned 534–36) and Witiges (Theodoric's grandson-in-law, reigned, 536–40). The major works of Cassiodorus...

capital Ravenna by Byzantine General Belisarius, Capture of Ostrogothic King Witiges. 541–542, Bubonic plague wipes out most of the farming community of the...

mentioned in the German poems about Theoderic the Great as the father of Witige. He is also attributed to have made various swords for Charlemagne and his...

Visigoths Eutharic (Areal line) 517 536 540 husband's death after 550 Witiges Berthora of Rheims Theudebert I, King of Rheims (Merovingian) 535 549 1...

539. Cassiodorus' last ghost writing for the Gothic kings was done for Witiges, who was removed to Constantinople in 540. A number of token kings ruled...

Witiges depicted on a coin...

(474–526) ["King of Italy" from 493] Athalaric (526–534) Theodahad (534–536) Witiges (536–540) During this period there were three Byzantine emperors: Anastasius...

Imperial past came in 539, during the Gothic War, when Uraias (a nephew of Witiges, formerly King of the Italian Ostrogoths) carried out attacks in Milan...

during which Witige slays Dietrich's brother Diether and the sons of Attila and Helche. In the Þiðreks saga, Ermanaric gives Ravenna to Witige after he has...

Theoderic the Great (493 – 526) Athalaric (526 – 534) Theodahad (534 – 536) Witiges (536 – 540) Ildibad (540 – 541) Eraric (541) Totila (541 – 552) Teia (552...

Dietrich's liberation from the captivity of giants by Witige (Widia), for which Dietrich rewarded Witige with a sword. This liberation forms the plot of the...

the Battle of Nedao Ildibad King of the Ostrogoths 540–541 Elected after Witiges was taken prisoner to Constantinople by the Byzantines Murdered by his...

figure in Germanic heroic legend who often appears together with his friend Witige. He is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon poems Beowulf and Widsith. He later...

last holdings in southern Gaul. After Athalaric, Ostrogoths Theodahad, Witiges, Ildibad, Totila and Teia succeed Theodoric the Great as king of the Ostrogoths...

gives him the horse when Witige reaffirms his allegiance to Dietrich. In Rabenschlacht, Dietrich is unable to chase down Witige while the latter rides Schemming...