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Eraric (d.541) was briefly King of the Ostrogoths. Events January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea. ... This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ...

Preceded by: Ildibad	King of the Ostrogoths 541	Succeeded by: Totila

Category: Royalty stubs Ildibad (or Heldebadus) (d. ... This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ... Totila, born in Treviso, was king of the Ostrogoths, chosen after the death of his uncle Ildibad, having engineered the assassination of Ildibads short-lived successor his cousin Eraric in 541. ...

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	A faction of the Gothic nobility pointed out that their own king Witiges, who had just lost, was something of a weakling and they would need a new one.
	Eraric, the leader of the group, endorsed Belisarius and the rest of the kingdom agreed, so they offered him their crown.
	In 541 the Ostrogoths had elected a new leader Totila; this Goth nationalist and brilliant commander had recaptured all of northern Italy and even driven the Byzantines out of Rome.

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