Gelimer

Gelimer overthrew his cousin King Hilderic, accusing him of incompetence and excessive deference to the Byzantine Empire. Gelimer imprisoned Hilderic and assumed the Vandal throne, initiating a reign that would face immediate external threats.

Gelimer's forces engaged the Byzantine army under Belisarius near Carthage. Despite initial success, the Vandals were defeated due to poor coordination. Gelimer fled, and Belisarius captured Carthage, effectively ending Vandal control of North Africa.

Gelimer made a final stand against Belisarius at Tricamarum, near Carthage. The Vandal army was decisively defeated, and Gelimer fled into the mountains. This battle marked the complete collapse of the Vandal Kingdom.

After months of siege in a mountain fortress, Gelimer surrendered to Belisarius. He was taken to Constantinople and paraded in Belisarius's triumph, a humiliating spectacle. Gelimer was later granted estates in Galatia and lived out his life in retirement.