Ardavasta de Cantabria of Greece

• Preferred Name: Ardavasta de Cantabria of Greece^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Alternate Name: Ardabaste of the Visigothes
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: LZ2N-4D2
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Rey
  
• Birth: ABT 615 in Greece at LATI: N9 LONG: E2
  
• Death: 15 NOV 652 in Kingdom of the Visigoths, Hispania at LATI: N0.43 LONG: E4
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
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  ARDABASTO, son of --- . The Chronicle of Alfonso III records that "Ardabastus came from Greece after being expelled from his country by the emperor…arrived in Spain" and was "received…magnificently" by King Chindasvinto who gave him his niece in marriage[356]. His parentage is unknown, although this passage suggests that he must have been a person of importance in Byzantium. Salazar y Castro, in his genealogical table of the Visigothic kings, shows "Atanagildo" as the son of Hermenegildo, as well as his marriage to "Flavia Juliana hija de Pedro Augusto, hermano del Emperador Mauricio", and their sons "Paulo" and "Ardavasto", as well as the latter´s marriage to "prima, hija o hermana del Rey Cindasuindo"[357] (see above). The primary sources on which these statements are based are not specified. The table includes numerous errors and the information should therefore be viewed with caution. The name "Ardabasto" suggests a connection with Armenia, "Artavazd" being one of the names used frequently in the Mamikonian family of Armenia, holders of the hereditary position "sparapet" [supreme general] between the 5th and 8th centuries[358]. There could also be a connection with Artabasdos (-before 772), strategos of the theme of Armenia, who in 717 married Anna, daughter of Emperor Leon III "the Isaurian".
  
  m ([642]) --- of the Visigoths, niece of CHINDASVINTO King of the Visigoths, daughter of ---. The Chronicle of Alfonso III records the marriage of "Ardabastus…from Greece" and the niece of King Chindasvinto[359]. The marriage must have taken place very early in the reign of King Chindasvinto given the tight possible birth date range of the couple´s granddaughter Cixilo.
  
  Ardabasto and his wife had [two] children:
  
  1. ERVIGIO ([643]-Toledo 15 Nov 687). The Chronicle of Alfonso III names "Ervig" as the son of "Ardabastus…from Greece" & his wife[360]. His birth date is estimated from his parents´ assumed marriage date range, working back from the tight birth date range assigned to his daughter Cixilo. He was brought up at the court of King Recesvinto, where he used the title "comes"[361]. After deposing King Wamba in 680, he was elected to succeed as ERVIGIO King of the Visigoths. The Chronica Regum Visigotthorum records that “Ervigius” succeeded “Id Oct 719” and was anointed “XII Kal Nov”[362]. The Continuator of Isidor's Historia Gothorum, Wandalorum, Sueborum records the accession of "Ervigius" and his reign of 7 years[363]. In light of the dubious circumstances of his accession, he married his daughter to his most powerful opponent whom he nominated as his successor, by-passing his own sons[364]. The sons of King Ervigio must have been minors at the time if the chronology of events shown above is correct. In 681, he revised and enlarged the Liber iudiciorum compiled by his predecessor King Recesvinto[365]. The Chronicle of Alfonso III records that Ervigio "died a natural death in Toledo" having ruled six years and four months[366]. The Chronica Regum Visigotthorum records that “Ervigius” reigned for seven years and 25 days, and died “XVII Kal Dec”[367]. m ([662]) LIUBIGOTONA, daughter of ---. Her marriage is confirmed by the charter dated to [680/86] which records that "socer noster Ervigius princeps…domina mea Leuvitona regina" granted "filiam suam" as wife of "Egicæ regis"[368]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[369] she was Liubigotona the Visigoth, daughter of Suíntila King of the Visigoths, but the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. If this parentage is correct, she would have been considerably older than her husband, given the death of her supposed father in 633. Salazar y Castro, in his genealogical table of the Visigothic kings, shows "Liubigtobona nieta de Recaredo" as the wife of King Ervigio and mother of his children[370]. The primary source on which this statement is based are not specified. The table includes numerous errors and the information should therefore be viewed with caution. Her husband's successor forced his predecessor's widow to retire to a nunnery[371]. Ervigio & his wife had [three or more] children:
  
  a) CIXILO ([663/65]-). The Chronicle of Alfonso III records the marriage of "the nobleman Egica, nephew of Wamba" and "Ervig…his daughter Cixilo"[372]. Her birth date range is estimated from (1) the estimated birth and marriage dates of her father, based on the arrival of her grandfather in Spain during the reign of King Chindasvinto, and (2) the birth of her son Witiza before her repudiation. Given this tight birth date range, it is likely that Cixilo was her father's eldest child. Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the charter dated to [680/86] which records that "socer noster Ervigius princeps…domina mea Leuvitona regina" granted "filiam suam" as wife of "Egicæ regis"[373]. The Chronicle of Alfonso III records her repudiation "when [King Ervigio] ascended the throne"[374]. m ([681/86], repudiated [688]) EGICA, nephew of WAMBA ex-King of the Visigoths, son of --- (-[701/02]). He was elected to succeed his father-in-law in 687 as EGICA King of the Visigoths.
  
  b) sons. The primary source which confirms their parentage has not yet been identified, although Falcón records that King Ervigio by-passed his own sons when nominating his son-in-law Egica as his successor[375].
  
  c) [VERMUDO . Salazar y Castro, in his genealogical table of the Visigothic kings, shows "Veremundo Duque de Cantabria" and "Pedro Duque de Cantabria" as the sons of King Ervigio[376]. The primary sources on which these statements are based are not specified. The table includes numerous errors and the information should therefore be viewed with caution.
  
  d) [PEDRO . Salazar y Castro, in his genealogical table of the Visigothic kings, shows "Veremundo Duque de Cantabria" and "Pedro Duque de Cantabria" as the sons of King Ervigio[377]. The primary sources on which these statements are based are not specified. The table includes numerous errors and the information should therefore be viewed with caution. The Chronicle of Alfonso III describes his son, Alfonso I King of Asturias, as "of the royal line" without specifying his ancestry[378]. The Historia Silense names "Petrus ex Recaredi…Gotorum principis progenie"[379], although Pedro's descent from King Recaredo I cannot be established. It is assumed that this alleged family relationship with the Visigoths is another example of an invention by later genealogists wishing to fill the information gaps left by the primary sources. Duque de Cantabria[380].]
  
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  === Dynasty of the Balthes ===
  Dinasta Balthus-Amalus-Flavius-Anícius, cognato Flavius-Valentinianus-Theodosianus, herdeiro legítimo dos direitos históricos do irmão e dos ancestrais.Patrício Romano. Príncipe primogênito dos Visigodos. Transferiu-se para o Ocidente em companhia do irmão Flávio Paulo. Conde "na" Espanha.
  (Cf. Souto, Dom Saul Palma e Dornelles, Homero Corrêa Pires. Livro Família Leães e sua Ascendência. Alegrete-RS-Brasil. 2010). (Cf. Souto, Dom Saul Palma. Historial Genealógico da Nobilíssima Linhagem dos Pires de Almeida, do século V ao século XX. Alegrete-RS. 1980.)
  (Cf. Souto, Dom Saul Palma e Dornelles, Dom Homero Corrêa Pires. Livro Famílias do Rio Grande de São Pedro-Um Contributo à genealogia sul-rio-grandense. 1º Volume Casa de Ornellas ou Dornelles. Porto Alegre-RS. 2004. Editora GCI. Impressão Gráfica Epecê.)

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1. Title: Wikipedia contributors, 'Descent from antiquity'
   Author: None of the extracts I have included are marked with any of the extensive list of citation sources marked [1] to [74].
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Descent_from_antiquity&oldid=727865928;
   Note: 1/. Introduction : -- "Descent from antiquity (DFA) is the project of establishing a well-researched, generation-by-generation descent of living persons from people living in antiquity. It is an ultimate challenge in prosopography and genealogy." 2/. Under the heading "Overview" : para 1 and 3 -- " The idea of descent from antiquity is by no means new to genealogists. Hellenistic dynasties, such as the Ptolemies, claimed descent from gods and legendary heroes. In the Middle Ages, major royal dynasties of Europe sponsored compilations claiming their descent from Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, in particular the rulers of Troy (see also British Israelism, Euhemerism). Such claims were intended as propaganda glorifying a royal patron by trumpeting the antiquity and nobility of his ancestry. These descent lines included not only mythical figures but also stretches of outright fiction, much of which is still widely perpetuated today. The distinguishing feature of a DFA compared to such efforts is the intent to establish an ancestry that is historically accurate and verifiable. Nevertheless, DFA research still focuses on the ancestries of royal and noble families, since the historical record is most complete for such families." "No DFA is accepted as established at this time. However, research has established the outlines of several possible or likely ancestries that could become DFAs. Moreover, the project has stimulated detailed inquiry into the prosopography of ancient and early medieval societies, an effort which is of great value in illuminating the social transformations which took place in those societies." 3/. Under the heading "Postulated routes; Section 'Rome to Charlemagne'; 1st 3 sentences of para 1 : -- "One proposal is to establish Charlemagne's descent from one of the senatorial families of the later-day Imperial Rome based in southern Gaul. This project is of particular interest since all European royal families can trace their descent from Charlemagne, as can many other people who are able to trace their descent from European nobility. While such a link possibly existed, extant sources do not permit reconstructing it with any degree of certainty. The record of senatorial families in the 5th and 6th centuries is very sparse. While a large amount of data exists with which to construct a prosopography of the leading provincial families of Imperial Rome in southern Gaul, it is not yet possible to establish a Gallic line that traverses the Imperial Age, though a Roman line through a Gallic one had been proposed in 1991 by Christian Settipani. Under the heading "Postulated routes; Section 'Rome to Hermenegildo Gutiérrez'; 1st sentence of para 1 : -- "A possible alternative route to Settipani's original scheme goes through the Counts of Coimbra in 9th century Portugal. That route was originally suggested in a discussion between Settipani and Francisco Antonio Doria; it starts with a Count Ardabastos (b. c. 611), son of a Visigoth refugee in Byzantium, Athanagild (in turn son of Saint Hermenegild and Ingunthis) and of Flavia Juliana (a Byzantine noblewoman related to the family of Emperor Maurice), that later moved to Provincia Spaniae (Byzantine possession in Spain) and fathered Erwig, king of the Visigoths (680–687)."
   
2. Title: Rodovid -Ardabast [born 611-(calculated)]_Person-124339
   Author: Collins, Roger - "Visigothic Spain 409 - 711 (A History of Spain)", Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2004, ISBN 0-631-18185-7, p. 102.
   Publication: Name: http://en.rodovid.org/wk/Person:124339;
   Note: Ardabast b. calculated 611 Person:124339 Lineage Ardabast Sex Male Full name (at birth) Ardabast Parents ♂ Athanagild ? (of Cantabria) [?] b. 583 ♀ Flavia Juliana (Mamikonia) [Gens Flavia] b. 584 Events - calculated 611 birth: Constantinople - before 653 immigration: Spain, (to ) - August 653 marriage: Toledo (Spain), first marriage of Glaswitha, ♀ Flavia Glaswintha Tabira [Visigoth] b. about 640 - estimated 655 child birth: ♂ Ervig d'Ardabast [Ardabast] b. estimated 655 d. 15 November 687
   
3. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/VANDALS,%20SUEVI,%20VISIGOTHS.htm;
   Note: ARDABASTO, son of --- . The Chronicle of Alfonso III records that "Ardabastus came from Greece after being expelled from his country by the emperor…arrived in Spain" and was "received…magnificently" by King Chindasvinto who gave him his niece in marriage[356]. His parentage is unknown, although this passage suggests that he must have been a person of importance in Byzantium. Salazar y Castro, in his genealogical table of the Visigothic kings, shows "Atanagildo" as the son of Hermenegildo, as well as his marriage to "Flavia Juliana hija de Pedro Augusto, hermano del Emperador Mauricio", and their sons "Paulo" and "Ardavasto", as well as the latter´s marriage to "prima, hija o hermana del Rey Cindasuindo"[357] (see above). The primary sources on which these statements are based are not specified. The table includes numerous errors and the information should therefore be viewed with caution. The name "Ardabasto" suggests a connection with Armenia, "Artavazd" being one of the names used frequently in the Mamikonian family of Armenia, holders of the hereditary position "sparapet" [supreme general] between the 5th and 8th centuries[358]. There could also be a connection with Artabasdos (-before 772), strategos of the theme of Armenia, who in 717 married Anna, daughter of Emperor Leon III "the Isaurian". m ([642]) --- of the Visigoths, niece of CHINDASVINTO King of the Visigoths, daughter of ---. The Chronicle of Alfonso III records the marriage of "Ardabastus…from Greece" and the niece of King Chindasvinto[359]. The marriage must have taken place very early in the reign of King Chindasvinto given the tight possible birth date range of the couple´s granddaughter Cixilo. Ardabasto and his wife had [two] children: 1. ERVIGIO ([643]-Toledo 15 Nov 687). 2. PAULO
   
4. Title: Wikipedia - descendants of Anastasius
   Author: [1]. Croke, Brian, Count Marcellinus and His Chronicle, Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-19-815001-6, p. 89. [2]. Martindale, John R., "Fl. Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius 17", The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. II, Cambridge University Press, 1992, pp. 82–83. [3]. Diehl, Charles. Theodora, Empress of Byzantium ((c) 1972 by Frederick Ungar Publishing, Inc., transl. by S.R. Rosenbaum from the original French Theodora, Imperatice de Byzance), 69-70. [4]. The Secret History of Procopius, Chapter 4. 1935 translation by H. B. Dewing [5]. Syriac Historia Ecclesiastica of John of Ephesus (German transl., p55) [6]. - Syriac Historia Ecclesiastica of John of Ephesus (German transl., p196), - German rendering of John of Ephesus, p269, - Michael the Syrian., p197, - The Secret History of Procopius, Chapter 4. Introduction by H. B. Dewing; and - Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 3.
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anastasius_(consul_517)&oldid=715528279;
   Note: Anastasius wearing the robes and insignia of a Roman consul. On his right hand, he holds a staff with the aquila, and on his right, the cloth that was dropped to signal the start of the Hippodrome races. From his consular diptych, 517. Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius (floruit 517) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire. Life Anastasius was the son of Sabinianus, consul in 505, and of a niece of emperor Anastasius I,[1] making him the emperor's great-nephew. He may have been the brother of Anastasius Paulus Probus Moschianus Probus Magnus, consul in 518.[2] He held the consulship for the year 517. One of his consular diptychs is preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. According to the inscription (CIL V, 8120 CIL XIII, 10032) he held the honorary title of comes domesticorum equitum. Marriage and Descendants[edit] He married Theodora, born c. 515, natural daughter of Empress Theodora, although Emperor Justinian I apparently treated her and her son Athanasius as fully legitimate,[3] and had: Anastasius (c. 530 - aft. 571), married firstly to Joannina, only daughter of General Flavius Belisarius and wife Antonina,[4] a marriage that lasted for eight months when they were forced to separate by her mother and father, without issue, and married secondly aft. 548 Juliana (born c. 533), daughter of Flavius Anicius Probus Iunior (c. 495 - aft. 525), consul in 525, and wife and cousin Proba (born c. 510), and had by this second marriage: Placidia (born c. 552), married to John Mystacon (c. 545 - 591),[citation needed] a magister militum per Orientem from 579 to his death in 591, and had issue Areobindus (born c. 550), married and had, apparently:[citation needed] Anastasia Areobinda (born c. 570), married to Peter Augustus (c. 550 - 602),[citation needed] curopalates and brother of Emperor Maurice, killed at the same time as his brother, and had female issue: Flavia Juliana (born c. 590), married to Athanagild (born c. 585), the son of Saint Hermenegild and wife Ingund, Princess of the Franks, and paternal grandson of Liuvigild, the Visigoth King of Hispania[citation needed] Ardabastus (Ardabast, Ardebart） Erwig, king of the Visigoths John[5] Athanasius[6]