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'''Huneric''' or '''Hunneric''' or '''Honeric''' (died December 23, 484) was [[King]] of the (North African) [[Vandal kingdom]] (477–484) and the oldest son of [[Genseric]]. He droppedabandoned the imperial politics of his father and concentrated mainly on internal affairs. He was married to [[Eudocia (daughter of Valentinian III)|Eudocia]], daughter of [[western Roman Emperors|western Roman Emperor]] [[Valentinian III]] (419–455) and [[Licinia Eudoxia]]. SheThe leftcouple him,had probablyone inchild, 472. She had onea son bynamed him, [[Hilderic]].
 
Huneric was the first Vandal king who used the title ''King of the Vandals and [[Alans]]''. Despite adopting this style, and that the Vandals maintained their sea-power and their hold on the islands of the western Mediterranean, Huneric did not have the prestige that his father Genseric had enjoyed with other states.