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Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul).
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Alaric II
King of the Visigoths from 484 until 507
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Aire-sur-l'Adour
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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