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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 ...
As a result, the Lombard garrison in Ticinum proclaimed Duke Cleph the new king, and Helmichis, rather than going to war against overwhelming odds, escaped to Ravenna with Longinus' assistance, taking with him his wife, his troops, the royal treasure and Alboin's daughter Albsuinda. In Ravenna, the two lovers became estranged and killed each other.
Liutprand was the king of the Lombards from 712 to 744 and is chiefly remembered for his multiple phases of law-giving, in fifteen separate sessions from 713 to 735 inclusive, and his long reign, which brought him into a series of conflicts, mostly successful, with most of Italy.
Lombard possessions in Italy: the Lombard Kingdom (Neustria, Austria and Tuscia) and the Lombard Duchies of Spoleto and Benevento. The Lombards (/ ˈ l ɒ m b ər d z,-b ɑːr d z, ˈ l ʌ m-/) [1] or Longobards (Latin: Longobardi) were a Germanic people [2] who conquered most of the Italian Peninsula between 568 and 774.
However, he perceived Saint Michael—whose cult was spreading strongly from Monte Gargano—as the warrior-protector of the Lombard nation, replacing Wodan due to their similar narratives at the time. He had San Michele Maggiore built over the site of the Lombard Palace chapel in Pavia. He died in 671 after concluding a treaty with the Franks ...
Authari was the son of Cleph, King of the Lombards, and duke of an unknown city. [2] When the latter was murdered in 574, the Lombard nobility refused to appoint a successor, resulting in a ten-years-long interregnum known as the Rule of the Dukes, represented by leading regional oligarchs who held sway.
The history covers the story of the Lombards from their mythical origins to the death of King Liutprand in 743, and contains much information about the Eastern Roman empire, the Franks, and others. The story is told from the point of view of a Lombard patriot and is especially valuable for its treatment of the relations between the Franks and ...