Theodoric I | |
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King of the Visigoths | |
![]() Statue of Theodoric I in the Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain | |
Reign | 418 – June 451 AD |
Coronation | 418 AD |
Predecessor | Wallia |
Successor | Thorismund |
Born | c. 390 |
Died | 20 June 451 (aged 60–61) Battle of Chalons |
Burial | Tomb of Theodoric , Poix, Marne, France |
Issue | Thorismund Theodoric II Frederic Euric I Retimer Himnerith |
Dynasty | Balt |
Religion | Arianism |
Theodoric I[1] (Gothic: Þiudarīks;[2] Latin: Theodericus; c. 390[3] or 393 20 or 24 June 451[4]) was the King of the Visigoths from 418 to 451. Theodoric is famous for his part in stopping Attila the Hun at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains in 451, where he was killed.[5]