Sisenand

Sisenand (Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese: Sisenando; ) ( 605 – 12 March 636) was the Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 631 to 636. After successfully overthrowing Suintila and capturing Zaragoza on 26 March 631, Sisenand proclaimed himself king. The victory of Sisenand also represented the triumph of the nobility over the common people, although the greatest beneficiary was the clergy, who took advantage of the weariness of the other contenders to enhance their own influence. The revolution failed, and Iudila was later killed. However, the council did not concede any hereditary right to the king; the next king would be elected by the bishops and magnates from one of their own.