13 Facts About Hermenegild

Hermenegild fell out with his father in 579, then revolted the following year.

Hermenegild was the eldest son of Liuvigild and his first wife.

Hermenegild was a brother of Reccared I and brought up an Arian.

Hermenegild's family demanded for him to return to Arianism, but he refused.

Hermenegild asked for the aid of the Byzantine Empire, but it was occupied with defending itself from territorial incursions by the Sasanian Empire.

Hermenegild fled to Seville and when it fell to a siege in 584, he went to Cordoba.

Hermenegild sent Reccared inside to speak with Hermenegild and to offer peace.

Hermenegild had one son by his wife named Athanagild after his matrilineal great-grandfather king Athanagild.

Hermenegild then returned to the Frankish Kingdom, where her son remained under her and her mother's custody.

Saint Hermenegild became celebrated through artistic representation such as poetry, painting, and plays.

Hermenegild was the son of Liuvigild, the Arian king of the Visigoths.

Hermenegild is the patron of the "Real Hermandad de Veteranos de las Fuerzas Armadas y la Guardia Civil" in Spain.

The Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild, established by Ferdinand VII of Spain in 1814, is named in his honor.