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Today, most of them are not considered historical. </p><p>This list follows the generally accepted identification between the names <i><a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6tar" class="mw-redirect" title="Götar">Götar</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">modern Swedish</a>), <i>Gautar</i> (<a href="/wiki/Old_Norse" title="Old Norse">Old Norse</a>) and <i>Geatas</i> (<a href="/wiki/Old_English_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Old English language">Old English</a>), which is based both on tradition, literary sources and on etymology. However, unlike some translations<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it does not identify this tribe with the <a href="/wiki/Goths" title="Goths">Goths</a>. Both Old Norse and Old English records clearly separate the Geats from the Goths, while still depicting them as closely related to each other. </p><p>From the Middle Ages until 1974, <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Sweden" title="Monarchy of Sweden">Swedish monarchs</a> claimed the title King of the Geats as "King of Sweden and Geats/Goths" or <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Goths" title="King of the Goths">"Rex Sweorum et Gothorum"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Denmark" title="Monarchy of Denmark">Danish monarchs</a> used the similar title "<a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Goths" title="King of the Goths">King of the Goths</a>" from 1362 until 1972. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legendary_kings">Legendary kings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_the_Geats&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Legendary kings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some names appear in <a href="/wiki/Norse_mythology" title="Norse mythology">Norse mythology</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Germanic_heroic_legend" title="Germanic heroic legend">Germanic legend</a> and in at least one case, they were probably historical (<a href="/wiki/Hygelac" title="Hygelac">Hygelac</a>). Their order of succession is uncertain (if they ever lived). </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dag_the_Wise" title="Dag the Wise">Dag</a>, contemporary with <a href="/wiki/Yngvi-Frey" class="mw-redirect" title="Yngvi-Frey">Yngvi-Frey</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gamla_Uppsala" title="Gamla Uppsala">Gamla Uppsala</a>, in <i><a href="/wiki/Sturlaugs_saga_starfsama" title="Sturlaugs saga starfsama">Sturlaugs saga</a></i> 19 & 23.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gizur" title="Gizur">Gizur</a> 4th century, who helps the <a href="/wiki/Goths" title="Goths">Goths</a> during the battles with the <a href="/wiki/Huns" title="Huns">Huns</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Hervarar_saga" class="mw-redirect" title="Hervarar saga">Hervarar saga</a></i> (see <a href="/wiki/Hl%C3%B6d" title="Hlöd">Hlöd</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gauti" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauti">Gauti</a> (in <i>Herraud's saga</i>), probably the same as Gaut the father of Gautrek according to the <i><a href="/wiki/Ynglinga_saga" title="Ynglinga saga">Ynglinga saga</a></i>. See <a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Odin" title="Sons of Odin">Sons of Odin</a>.</li> <li>Ring son of Gauti (king of <a href="/wiki/%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tland" title="Östergötland">East Götaland</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B3sa_saga_ok_Herrauds" class="mw-redirect" title="Bósa saga ok Herrauds">Bósa saga ok Herrauds</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herrau%C3%B0r" title="Herrauðr">Herrauðr</a>, son of Ring (king of East Götaland in <i>Bósa saga ok Herrauds</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautrekr" title="Gautrekr">Gautrekr</a>, appearing in several sources.</li> <li>Ketill Gautreksson, in <i><a href="/wiki/Hr%C3%B3lfs_saga_Gautrekssonar" title="Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar">Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hr%C3%B3lfr_Gautreksson" title="Hrólfr Gautreksson">Hrólfr Gautreksson</a>, in <i>Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gestiblindus" class="mw-redirect" title="Gestiblindus">Gestiblindus</a>, according to <i><a href="/wiki/Gesta_Danorum" title="Gesta Danorum">Gesta Danorum</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yngwin" title="Yngwin">Yngwin</a> (<i>"Yngve"</i>) 5th century (in Gesta Danorum, see <a href="/wiki/Halfdan" class="mw-redirect" title="Halfdan">Halfdan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synardus" class="mw-redirect" title="Synardus">Siward</a>, contemporary with Yngwin's grandson (in Gesta Danorum)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algaut" title="Algaut">Algaut</a> 4th century or the 7th century (in the <a href="/wiki/Norse_saga" class="mw-redirect" title="Norse saga">Norse sagas</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thorir_(king)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thorir (king) (page does not exist)">Thorir</a> (the brother of <a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6dvar_Bjarki" title="Bödvar Bjarki">Bödvar Bjarki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elgfr%C3%B3%C3%B0i" title="Elgfróði">Elgfróði</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hr%C3%B3lfs_saga_kraka" title="Hrólfs saga kraka">Hrólfs saga kraka</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Siklings">Siklings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_the_Geats&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Siklings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sigar" title="Sigar">Sigar</a>?, the father of Siggeir, who genealogically corresponds to Yngwin, the king of <a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6taland" title="Götaland">Götaland</a> in <i>Gesta Danorum</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siggeir" title="Siggeir">Siggeir</a> 5th century, a son of Sigar and the king of Götaland in the <a href="/wiki/Volsunga_saga" class="mw-redirect" title="Volsunga saga">Volsunga saga</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hrethelings">Hrethelings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_the_Geats&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hrethelings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beowulf_-_Hrethling.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Beowulf_-_Hrethling.jpg/220px-Beowulf_-_Hrethling.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Beowulf_-_Hrethling.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="96" /></a><figcaption>Beowulf's author uses the term 'Hreþling' referring to the descendants of Hreðel and to Hygelac in particular</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swerting" title="Swerting">Swerting</a> (in <a href="/wiki/Beowulf" title="Beowulf">Beowulf</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hre%C3%B0el" class="mw-redirect" title="Hreðel">Hreðel</a> (a relative of Swerting, in Beowulf) (nephew, grandson or stepson)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A6%C3%BEcyn" title="Hæþcyn">Hæþcyn</a> d. 514 or 515 (the son of Hrethel, in Beowulf)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hygelac" title="Hygelac">Hygelac</a> d. 516 (the son of Hrethel, in Beowulf)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heardred" title="Heardred">Heardred</a> d. ca 530 (the son of Hygelac, in Beowulf)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beowulf_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Beowulf (character)">Beowulf</a> d. ca 580? (the nephew of Hygelac, in Beowulf)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiglaf" title="Wiglaf">Wiglaf</a> (the kinsman of Beowulf, in Beowulf)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ylfings_(Wulfings)"><span id="Ylfings_.28Wulfings.29"></span>Ylfings (Wulfings)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_the_Geats&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ylfings (Wulfings)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Wulfings" title="Wulfings">Wulfings</a></div> <p>Kings of <a href="/wiki/%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tland" title="Östergötland">East Götaland</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Helm_Wulfingum" class="mw-redirect" title="Helm Wulfingum">Helm</a> Early 6th century, the Wulfing king mentioned in <i><a href="/wiki/Widsith" title="Widsith">Widsith</a></i>. Possible Reign Date Range 475–530.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6gne" title="Högne">Högne</a> 7th century, the king of East Götaland (in the <i>Heimskringla</i>) and the father-in-law of Granmar. Most likely descendant of Helm.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granmar" title="Granmar">Hjörvard</a> 7th century, king of East Götaland (in <i><a href="/wiki/S%C3%B6gubrot" class="mw-redirect" title="Sögubrot">Sögubrot</a></i>) Married Hildagun daughter of Granmer. Most likely descendant of Helm.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Helgi_Ylfing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Helgi Ylfing (page does not exist)">Helgi Ylfing</a> 7th century, probably a king of East Götaland in the Norse sagas and son-in-law of Högne. If we separate the merged Helgi into two time frames periods. He is recorded as the killer of Hogne and his sons and also Granmers son's.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hj%C3%B6rmund&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hjörmund (page does not exist)">Hjörmund</a> 7th century, king of East Götaland (in <i>Sögubrot</i>) and a son of Hjörvard. He was most likely grandson of Högne. Given the throne by Ivar Harold Wartooths grandfather.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Battle_of_Bråvalla"><span id="Battle_of_Br.C3.A5valla"></span>Battle of Bråvalla</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_the_Geats&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Battle of Bråvalla"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chronologically assigned to the 8th century, but poorly attested historically, the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Br%C3%A5valla" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Bråvalla">Battle of Bråvalla</a> (in a location legendarily between West and East Götaland) was fought between the "King of Sweden" (<a href="/wiki/Sigurd_Hring" class="mw-redirect" title="Sigurd Hring">Sigurd Hring</a>) who is said to have ruled West Götaland, and the "King of Denmark" (<a href="/wiki/Harald_Wartooth" title="Harald Wartooth">Harald Wartooth</a>) whose realm is said to have included East Götaland. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_kings">Historical kings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_the_Geats&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Historical kings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When sources become more reliable, <a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6taland" title="Götaland">Götaland</a> is an integrated part of the Swedish kingdom and from <a href="/wiki/Stenkil" title="Stenkil">Stenkil</a> and onwards most of the medieval Swedish kings actually belonged to Geatish <a href="/wiki/Norse_clans" title="Norse clans">clans</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Stenkil" title="House of Stenkil">House of Stenkil</a>, <a href="/wiki/House_of_Sverker" title="House of Sverker">House of Sverker</a> and the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Bj%C3%A4lbo" title="House of Bjälbo">House of Bjälbo</a>, possibly also the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Erik" title="House of Erik">House of Erik</a>). In the early <a href="/wiki/High_Middle_Ages" title="High Middle Ages">High Middle Ages</a> some kings in Sweden were titled <i>rex Visigothorum</i> and <i>rex Gothorum</i>, failing to hold the Swedish core provinces in <a href="/wiki/Svealand" title="Svealand">Svealand</a>. The non-Geatish King <a href="/wiki/Ragnvald_Knaph%C3%B6vde" title="Ragnvald Knaphövde">Ragnvald Knaphövde</a> was killed by the Geats as he despised them and travelled among them without Geatish hostages. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ingold_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Ingold I">Ingold I</a>, king of <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4sterg%C3%B6tland" title="Västergötland">West Götaland</a> (1081)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halsten" class="mw-redirect" title="Halsten">Halsten</a>, king of West Götaland (1081)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnus_the_Strong" title="Magnus the Strong">Magnus the Strong</a>, king of West Götaland (reigned 1125–1130)</li> <li>Kol, king of <a href="/wiki/%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tland" title="Östergötland">East Götaland</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Inge_the_Younger" title="Inge the Younger">Inge the Younger</a>) (early 12th century)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_VII_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles VII of Sweden">Karl Sverkersson</a>, <i>rex Gothorum</i> before becoming king of all of Sweden.</li> <li>From the reign of King <a href="/wiki/Magnus_Ladul%C3%A5s" title="Magnus Ladulås">Magnus Ladulås</a> until the accession of <a href="/wiki/Carl_XVI_Gustaf" title="Carl XVI Gustaf">Charles XVI Gustav</a>, Sweden's monarchs were officially titled "<a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Goths" title="King of the Goths">King of the Goths</a>". 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(548-549)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agila_I" title="Agila I">Agila</a> (549-554)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athanagild" title="Athanagild">Athanagild</a> (554-567)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liuva_I" title="Liuva I">Liuva I</a> (567-572)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liuvigild" title="Liuvigild">Liuvigild</a> (568-586)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reccared_I" title="Reccared I">Reccared I</a> (586-601)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liuva_II" title="Liuva II">Liuva II</a> (601-603)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witteric" title="Witteric">Witteric</a> (603-610)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gundemar" title="Gundemar">Gundemar</a> ( 610-612)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sisebut" title="Sisebut">Sisebut</a> (612-621)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reccared_II" title="Reccared II">Reccared II</a> (621)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suintila" title="Suintila">Suintila</a> (621-631)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sisenand" title="Sisenand">Sisenand</a> (631-636)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chintila" title="Chintila">Chintila</a> (636-639)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulga" title="Tulga">Tulga</a> (639-642)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chindasuinth" title="Chindasuinth">Chindasuinth</a> (642-653)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recceswinth" title="Recceswinth">Recceswinth</a> (649-672)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wamba_(king)" title="Wamba (king)">Wamba</a> (672-680)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erwig" title="Erwig">Erwig</a> (680-687)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egica" title="Egica">Egica</a> (687-702)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wittiza" title="Wittiza">Wittiza</a> (694-710)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roderic" title="Roderic">Roderic</a> (710-712)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achila_II" title="Achila II">Achila II</a> (711-714)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ardo" title="Ardo">Ardo</a> (714-721)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ostrogoths" title="Ostrogoths">Ostrogoths</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Amal_dynasty" title="Amal dynasty">Amal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Valamir" title="Valamir">Valamir</a> (447-469)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodemir_(Ostrogothic_king)" title="Theodemir (Ostrogothic king)">Theodemir</a> (469-475)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodoric_the_Great" title="Theodoric the Great">Theodoric the Great</a> (475-526)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athalaric" title="Athalaric">Athalaric</a> (526-534)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amalasuintha" title="Amalasuintha">Amalasuintha</a> (534-535)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodahad" title="Theodahad">Theodahad</a> (534-536)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Amal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vitiges" title="Vitiges">Vitiges</a> (536-540)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ildibad" title="Ildibad">Ildibad</a> (540-541)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eraric" title="Eraric">Eraric</a> (541)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Totila" title="Totila">Totila</a> (541-552)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teia" title="Teia">Teia</a> (551-553)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxons" title="Anglo-Saxons">Anglo-Saxons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_royal_genealogies" title="Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies">Genealogy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iclingas" title="Iclingas">Iclingas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Wessex" title="House of Wessex">Wessex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wuffingas" title="Wuffingas">Wuffingas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Vandals" title="Vandals">Vandals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Godigisel" title="Godigisel">Godigisel</a> (until 406)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunderic" title="Gunderic">Gunderic</a> (407–428)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaiseric" title="Gaiseric">Gaiseric</a> (428–477)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huneric" title="Huneric">Huneric</a> (477–484)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunthamund" title="Gunthamund">Gunthamund</a> (484–496)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrasamund" title="Thrasamund">Thrasamund</a> (496–523)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilderic" title="Hilderic">Hilderic</a> (523–530)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gelimer" title="Gelimer">Gelimer</a> (530–534)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Burgundians" title="Burgundians">Burgundians</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Burgundy" title="List of kings of Burgundy">List of kings of Burgundy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lombards" title="Lombards">Lombards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_the_Lombards#Legendary_rulers" title="List of kings of the Lombards">List of legendary kings of the Lombards</a> (3rd-4th centuries)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_the_Lombards#Lething_Dynasty" title="List of kings of the Lombards">Lething Dynasty</a> (5th-6th centuries)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audoin" title="Audoin">Audoin</a> (546–565)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alboin" title="Alboin">Alboin</a> (568–572)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleph" title="Cleph">Cleph</a> (572–574)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rule_of_the_Dukes" title="Rule of the Dukes">Interregnum</a></i> (574–584)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authari" title="Authari">Authari</a> (584–590)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agilulf" title="Agilulf">Agilulf</a> (590–616)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adaloald" title="Adaloald">Adaloald</a> (616–626)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arioald" title="Arioald">Arioald</a> (626–636)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rothari" title="Rothari">Rothari</a> (636-652)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodoald" title="Rodoald">Rodoald</a> (652–653)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aripert_I" title="Aripert I">Aripert I</a> (653–661)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godepert" title="Godepert">Godepert</a> (661–662)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perctarit" title="Perctarit">Perctarit</a> (661–662)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grimoald,_King_of_the_Lombards" title="Grimoald, King of the Lombards">Grimoald</a> (662–671)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garibald" title="Garibald">Garibald</a> (671)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perctarit" title="Perctarit">Perctarit</a> (671–688)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cunipert" title="Cunipert">Cunipert</a> (688–689)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alahis" title="Alahis">Alahis</a> (689)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cunipert" title="Cunipert">Cunipert</a> (689–700)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liutpert" title="Liutpert">Liutpert</a> (700–702)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raginpert" title="Raginpert">Raginpert</a> (701)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aripert_II" title="Aripert II">Aripert II</a> (702–712)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ansprand" title="Ansprand">Ansprand</a> <i>(712)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liutprand,_King_of_the_Lombards" title="Liutprand, King of the Lombards">Liutprand</a> (712–744)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hildeprand" title="Hildeprand">Hildeprand</a> (744)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratchis" title="Ratchis">Ratchis</a> (744–749)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aistulf" title="Aistulf">Aistulf</a> (749–756)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desiderius" title="Desiderius">Desiderius</a> (756–774)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Franks" title="Franks">Franks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Merovingians_(428–751)53" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Merovingian_dynasty" title="Merovingian dynasty">Merovingians</a><br /> (428–751)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chlodio" title="Chlodio">Chlodio</a> (428–445/448)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merovech" title="Merovech">Merovech</a> (445/448–457)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childeric_I" title="Childeric I">Childeric I</a> (457–481/482)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clovis_I" title="Clovis I">Clovis I</a> (481/482–511)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childebert_I" title="Childebert I">Childebert I</a> (511–558)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chlothar_I" title="Chlothar I">Chlothar I</a> (511–561)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charibert_I" title="Charibert I">Charibert I</a> (561–567)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntram" title="Guntram">Guntram</a> (561–593)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilperic_I" title="Chilperic I">Chilperic I</a> (561–584)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigebert_I" title="Sigebert I">Sigebert I</a> (561–575)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childebert_II" title="Childebert II">Childebert II</a> (575–595)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chlothar_II" title="Chlothar II">Chlothar II</a> (584–629)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagobert_I" title="Dagobert I">Dagobert I</a> (623–639)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigebert_II" title="Sigebert II">Sigebert II</a> (639–656)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clovis_II" title="Clovis II">Clovis II</a> (639–657)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chlothar_III" title="Chlothar III">Chlothar III</a> (657–673)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childeric_II" title="Childeric II">Childeric II</a> (673–675)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theuderic_III" title="Theuderic III">Theuderic III</a> (675–691)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clovis_IV" title="Clovis IV">Clovis IV</a> (691–695)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childebert_III" title="Childebert III">Childebert III</a> (695–711)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagobert_III" title="Dagobert III">Dagobert III</a> (711–715)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilperic_II" title="Chilperic II">Chilperic II</a> (715–721)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chlothar_IV" title="Chlothar IV">Chlothar IV</a> (717–719)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theuderic_IV" title="Theuderic IV">Theuderic IV</a> (721–737)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childeric_III" title="Childeric III">Childeric III</a> (737–751)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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title="Bastarnae">Bastarnae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batavi_(Germanic_tribe)" title="Batavi (Germanic tribe)">Batavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgae" title="Belgae">Belgae</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Germani_cisrhenani" title="Germani cisrhenani">Germani cisrhenani</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atuatuci" title="Atuatuci">Atuatuci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caerosi" title="Caerosi">Caeroesi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condrusi" title="Condrusi">Condrusi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eburones" title="Eburones">Eburones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paemani" title="Paemani">Paemani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Segni_(tribe)" title="Segni (tribe)">Segni</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morini" title="Morini">Morini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nervii" title="Nervii">Nervii</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bateinoi" title="Bateinoi">Bateinoi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baetasii" title="Baetasii">Betasii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brondings" title="Brondings">Brondings</a></li> 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