Adoloald, King of the Lombards

He was re dei Longobardi (616), as successor to his father. He attached himself to the Emperor Maurice, whose envoy convinced him to conduct a purge of the Lombard nobility. Adoald was then poisoned, and his brother-in-law Arioald seized the throne.

The Liber Historiæ Francorum records that "Theudericus [rex]" wished to marry "neptem suam…filiam fratris sui" but that Queen Brunechildis dissuaded him. Paulus Diaconus records that "mense Iulio…Adeloadus…puero" was betrothed to the daughter of Theodebert II King of the Franks, at the same time being installed as king by his father at Milan. Christie dates this event to 604, Settipani to 610. The latter is consistent with the date of King Theodebert's first marriage as shown above. Betrothed (Jul 610) to ADALOALD of the Lombards, son of AGILOLF King of the Lombards & his [second] wife Theodelindis of Bavaria (-625).

• Theodebert II 596-612 at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, visited Aug. 22, 2013.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaloald