Kingdom of the Lombards

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Germanic kingdom early medieval kingdom former monarchy historical state

The Kingdom of the Lombards was an early medieval Germanic state that ruled much of the Italian Peninsula from the 6th to the 8th century, playing a key role in the political and cultural transition from late antiquity to the Middle Ages in Italy.

Aliases (8)

Lombard Kingdom ×2
Lombard kings ×2
Lombards ×2
King of the Lombards ×1
Kingdom of the Lombards (briefly de facto) ×1
Lombard Kingdom of Italy ×1
Regnum Italicum ×1
Regnum Langobardorum ×1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Germanic kingdom → early medieval kingdom → former monarchy → historical state →
alternateName	Regnum Italiae NERFINISHED → Regnum Langobardorum →
capital	Pavia →
commonLanguage	Latin → Lombard language → Vulgar Latin →
conflict	Lombard–Byzantine wars → conflicts with the Papacy →
conqueredBy	Charlemagne →
continent	Europe →
currency	tremissis →
dissolvedBy	Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom →
endTime	774 → 8th century →
ethnicGroup	Italo-Romans → Lombards →
firstMonarch	Alboin →
governmentType	monarchy →
historicalPeriod	transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages →
inceptionEvent	Lombard invasion of Italy →
influenced	development of the Kingdom of Italy (medieval) → medieval Italian law →
lastMonarch	Desiderius →
legalCode	Edictum Rothari →
location	Italian Peninsula →
namedAfter	Lombards →
notableCity	Benevento → Milan → Pavia → Spoleto → Verona →
notableMonarch	Agilulf → Authari → Liutprand → Rothari →
partOf	Early Middle Ages →
predecessor	Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna → Ostrogothic Kingdom →
previousCapital	Milan → Verona →
region	Central Italy → Northern Italy → parts of Southern Italy →
religion	Arian Christianity → Nicene Christianity → Roman paganism →
rulingDynasty	Bavarian dynasty → Gausian dynasty → Lething dynasty → Liutprandian line →
startTime	568 → 6th century →
successor	Carolingian Empire → Duchy of Benevento → Kingdom of the Franks → Papal States →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Iron Crown of Lombardy ("Lombard kings") → Rex Italiae ("Lombard kings") →	usedBy
Kingdom of the Lombards ("Regnum Langobardorum") →	alternateName
King of Italy →	appliesToJurisdiction
Iron Crown of Lombardy →	associatedWith
Marcomannic Wars ("Lombards") →	conflictCombatant
Paul the Deacon →	countryOfCitizenship
Kingdom of Italy →	follows
Kingdom of Italy ("Regnum Italicum") →	historicalRegion
Lombardic ("Lombard Kingdom of Italy") →	languageOf
King of Italy →	monarchOf
Pope Hadrian I ("Lombard Kingdom") →	opponentOf
King of Italy ("King of the Lombards") →	predecessorTitle
Lombardic ("Lombards") →	spokenBy
Lombardic ("Lombard Kingdom") →	spokenIn
Ravenna ("Kingdom of the Lombards (briefly de facto)") →	wasCapitalOf