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Saint Hermenegild (564-585). Visigothic prince and nobleman. Son of King Liuvigild and brother of Recaredo. His conversion to Catholicism caused a confrontation with his father and a military conflict. He was captured and had his throat slit. Death of Saint Hermenegild. Illustration by Vallejo. Engraving by Coderch. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.