Gesalec

Whether it was because he felt some sort of grandfatherly affection for Amalric or because he wished to preserve the balance of power between the Franks and the Visigoths, Theodoric sent his troops to support the Visigoths in the latter part of the conflict.

While the young prince Amalric was too young to rule on his own, he did have an older, illegitimate brother by the name of Gesalic.

The Visigoths placed Gesalic on the throne, and initially Gesalic had the approval and support of Theoderic the Great in Italy.

However, Theoderic's opinion of Gesalic soured, and this is perhaps because Gesalic was unable to defeat the Franks on his own without a lot of Ostrogothic support, and so Theoderic ultimately ordered his army to attack Gesalic's forces in 509.

Gesellig fled, taking up the life of an exile in the Vandal kingdom in North Africa, before he ultimately returned to Spain in a futile attempt to reclaim his throne.

Unfortunately, Gesalic was no match for Theodoric's forces, and Theodoric's army defeated Gesalic's rebels, captured Gesalic, and executed him.

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For Gesalic, rest in peace.