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Aripert I (also spelled Aribert) was king of the Lombards (653–661) in Italy. He was the son of Gundoald, Duke of Asti , who had crossed the Alps from Bavaria with his sister Theodelinda . As a relative of the Bavarian ducal house, his was called the Bavarian Dynasty .
Aripert II (also spelled Aribert) was the king of the Lombards from 701 to 712. Duke of Turin and son of King Raginpert , and thus a scion of the Bavarian Dynasty , he was associated with the throne as early as 700.
Charlemagne conquered the Lombards in 774 at the invitation of Pope Adrian I. Charlemagne (774–781) in personal union, passed kingship to his third son, Pepin. Pepin (or Pippin) (781–810), king under authority of Charlemagne; Bernard (810–818) Lothair I (818–839) Louis II (839–875)
In the spring of 568 the Lombards, led by King Alboin, moved from Pannonia and quickly overwhelmed the small Byzantine army left by Narses to guard Italy. The Lombard arrival broke the political unity of the Italian Peninsula for the first time since the Roman conquest (between the 3rd and 2nd century BC). The peninsula was now torn between ...
Aripert I was a Chalcedonian Christian a branch of Christianity upheld by Catholicism. Arian Christianity was seen in the Lombards from Rodoald who preceded Aripert I after Rodoald was assassinated in 653. Faith differences split the two brothers as tensions rose in the kingdom with zealous vassals looking for power.
In 661 Aripert I, King of the Lombards, was succeeded by his sons Perctarit, who governed from Milan, and Godepert from Pavia. In 662 the brothers fell out, and Godepert sent Garipald, Duke of Turin to persuade Grimoald to assist in a war against Perctarit.
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Godepert (also Gundipert, Godebert, Godipert, Godpert, Gotebert, Gotbert, Gotpert, Gosbert, or Gottbert) was king of the Lombards (crowned 661), eldest son and successor of Aripert I. He was an Arian who governed from the ancient capital, Pavia, while his brother, Perctarit, a Roman Catholic, governed from Milan.