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 Abt 420 - Abt 469 (49 years)
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| Name |
Valamir |
| Title |
King of the Ostrogoths |
| Birth |
Abt 420 |
Pannonia, Roman Empire |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
Valamir commanded the Ostrogoth contingent in Attila's army which was defeated at the battle of the Catalaunian fields |
| Title of Nobility |
From 447 to 465 |
Pannonia, Roman Empire |
| King of the Ostrogoths |
| Immigration |
451 |
| He and his brothers followed Attila the Hun into Gaul |
| Residence |
From 451 to 471 |
Pannonia, Roman Empire |
| The Germanic Ostrogoths inhabited Pannonia, with Rome's consent, between 456 and 471. |
| Military Service |
456 |
| He defeated an attack by the Huns, who are said to have retreated to the River Dnieper[ |
| Military Service |
From 467 to 468 |
| He defeated another Hun attack on Bassianae, near Belgrade, but was killed in battle |
| The+Great+Migration |
In 375 AD, the nomadic Huns began invading Scythia from the eastern steppes, instigating the Great Age of Migrations. In 380, the Huns penetrated into Pannonia (present-day Hungary), and remained an important factor in the region well into the 5th centu |
| Vassal+of+Attila+the+Hun |
The Goths fought as vassals of Attila the Hun, however after Attila's death Valamir fought against the Huns and attempted to assert Gothic control over the Pannonia Basin |
| _FSFTID |
LBGG-YVB |
| Death |
Abt 469 |
Pannonia, Roman Empire |
| Person ID |
I60906 |
My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2023 |
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