# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/amalasuntha
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:01:01.993Z

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name: "Amalasuntha"
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description: "An Ostrogothic queen who spoke three languages and ruled alone — until Gothic nobles killed her in 535. Her murder gave Justinian the pretext he needed to invade Italy."
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birthDate: "498"
deathDate: "535"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Amalasuintha was born in 495 and became regent of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in 526 when her son Athalaric took the throne as a child. Educated in Greek, Gothic, and Latin, she drew praise from Cassiodorus and Procopius for her intellect, but her affinity for Roman culture and her authority as a woman unsettled the Gothic nobles at court. When Athalaric died young, she became queen regnant outright. Six months later she was deposed and killed. Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I took her death as his justification to launch the Gothic War.