Duke Arichis II of Benevento

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Duke Arichis II of Benevento was an 8th-century Lombard ruler of the Duchy of Benevento in southern Italy, noted for his political independence from the Frankish and Lombard kings and his patronage of culture and religion.

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Label Occurrences
Duke of Benevento 2
Duke Arichis II of Benevento canonical 1
Duke Liutprand of Benevento 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century Italian noble
Duke
Lombard ruler
capitalOfRule Beneventum
surface form: Benevento
conflictWith Frankish expansion under Charlemagne
countryOfRule Duchy of Benevento
culture Italo-Lombard culture
Lombard culture
dynasty Lombards
era 8th century
ethnicity Lombard
fatherInLaw Desiderius
King Desiderius of the Lombards
givenName Arichis NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance key figure in transition from Lombard to Frankish dominance in Italy
languageOfCourt Latin
laterSeatOfPower Salerno
motherInLaw Ansa
notableAction maintained relative independence after fall of Lombard Kingdom to the Franks
strengthened autonomy of Benevento from northern Lombard kingdom
notableFor patronage of culture
patronage of religion
political independence from Frankish kings
political independence from Lombard kings
patronage churches
construction and embellishment of churches in Benevento
monasteries
religious institutions
scholarly culture
politicalRelations maintained relations with the Byzantine Empire
maintained relations with the Papacy
negotiated with the Frankish court
politicalStatus de facto independent ruler
positionHeld Duke Arichis II of Benevento self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duke of Benevento
regionRuled Southern Italy
regnalName Arichis II
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Christianity
sphereOfInfluence Apulia
Calabria
Campania
Lucania
spouse Adelberga of Lombardy
Adelperga
succeeded Duke Arichis II of Benevento self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duke Liutprand of Benevento
successor Grimoald III of Benevento
title Duke Arichis II of Benevento self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duke of Benevento

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Paul the Deacon patron Duke Arichis II of Benevento
Gausian dynasty hasMember Duke Arichis II of Benevento
this entity surface form: Gisulf I of Friuli
Duke Arichis II of Benevento title Duke Arichis II of Benevento self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Arichis II of Benevento
this entity surface form: Duke of Benevento
Duke Arichis II of Benevento positionHeld Duke Arichis II of Benevento self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Arichis II of Benevento
this entity surface form: Duke of Benevento
Duke Arichis II of Benevento succeeded Duke Arichis II of Benevento self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Arichis II of Benevento
this entity surface form: Duke Liutprand of Benevento