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Kingdom of the Lombards
- Regnum Langobardorum; Regnum totius Italiae; Regno dei Longobardi 568–774
- Capital: Pavia
- Common languages: Vulgar Latin; Lombardic
- Religion: Christianity: Arianism (official until 653); Chalcedonian Christianity (common; official after 653); Germanic paganism (some initial elite)
- Government: Feudal elective monarchy
- King: 565–572 Alboin (first); 756–774 Desiderius (last)
- Historical era: Middle Ages. Lombard migration: 568 Frankish invasion: 774
- Currency: Tremissis
- Preceded by: Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty; Kingdom of Gepids
- Succeeded by: Francia; Principality of Benevento; Papal States; Pannonian Avars
From Lombards, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lombards (/ˈlɒmbərdz, -bɑːrdz, ˈlʌm-/)[1] or Langobards (Latin: Langobardi) were a Germanic people[2] who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774.
From Kingdom of the Lombards, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kingdom of the Lombards (Latin: Regnum Langobardorum; Italian: Regno dei Longobardi; Lombard: Regn di Lombard) also known as the Lombard Kingdom; later the Kingdom of (all) Italy (Latin: Regnum totius Italiae), was an early medieval state established by the Lombards, a Germanic people, on the Italian Peninsula in the latter part of the 6th century. The king was traditionally elected by the very highest-ranking aristocrats, the dukes, as several attempts to establish a hereditary dynasty failed. The kingdom was subdivided into a varying number of duchies, ruled by semi-autonomous dukes, which were in turn subdivided into gastaldates at the municipal level. The capital of the kingdom and the center of its political life was Pavia in the modern northern Italian region of Lombardy.
The Lombard invasion of Italy was opposed by the Byzantine Empire, which retained control of much of the peninsula until the mid-8th century. For most of the kingdom's history, the Byzantine-ruled Exarchate of Ravenna and Duchy of Rome separated the northern Lombard duchies, collectively known as Langobardia Maior, from the two large southern duchies of Spoleto and Benevento, which constituted Langobardia Minor. Because of this division, the southern duchies were considerably more autonomous than the smaller northern duchies.
Lombard possessions in Italy: the Lombard Kingdom (Neustria, Austria and Tuscia) and the Lombard Duchies of Spoleto and Benevento.
Resources
- Cawley’s Project Medlands. < Chapter 3. KINGS of the LANGOBARDS (LOMBARDS) (570-774) > v4.0 Updated 28 February 2019
- Cawley’s Project Medlands, < NORTHERN ITALY (1) > v4.3 Updated 29 January 2022
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Lombards
- https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regno_longobardo
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kings_of_the_Lombards
- Paulus Diaconus, “History of the Langobards”. < link >
Kingdom of the Lombards
- Regnum Langobardorum; Regnum totius Italiae; Regno dei Longobardi 568–774
- Capital: Pavia
- Common languages: Vulgar Latin; Lombardic
- Religion: Christianity: Arianism (official until 653); Chalcedonian Christianity (common; official after 653); Germanic paganism (some initial elite)
- Government: Feudal elective monarchy
- King: 565–572 Alboin (first); 756–774 Desiderius (last)
- Historical era: Middle Ages. Lombard migration: 568 Frankish invasion: 774
- Currency: Tremissis
- Preceded by: Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty; Kingdom of Gepids
- Succeeded by: Francia; Principality of Benevento; Papal States; Pannonian Avars
From Lombards, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lombards (/ˈlɒmbərdz, -bɑːrdz, ˈlʌm-/)[1] or Langobards (Latin: Langobardi) were a Germanic people[2] who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774.
From Kingdom of the Lombards, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kingdom of the Lombards (Latin: Regnum Langobardorum; Italian: Regno dei Longobardi; Lombard: Regn di Lombard) also known as the Lombard Kingdom; later the Kingdom of (all) Italy (Latin: Regnum totius Italiae), was an early medieval state established by the Lombards, a Germanic people, on the Italian Peninsula in the latter part of the 6th century. The king was traditionally elected by the very highest-ranking aristocrats, the dukes, as several attempts to establish a hereditary dynasty failed. The kingdom was subdivided into a varying number of duchies, ruled by semi-autonomous dukes, which were in turn subdivided into gastaldates at the municipal level. The capital of the kingdom and the center of its political life was Pavia in the modern northern Italian region of Lombardy.
The Lombard invasion of Italy was opposed by the Byzantine Empire, which retained control of much of the peninsula until the mid-8th century. For most of the kingdom's history, the Byzantine-ruled Exarchate of Ravenna and Duchy of Rome separated the northern Lombard duchies, collectively known as Langobardia Maior, from the two large southern duchies of Spoleto and Benevento, which constituted Langobardia Minor. Because of this division, the southern duchies were considerably more autonomous than the smaller northern duchies.