King Desiderius of the Lombards

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King Desiderius of the Lombards was the last king of the Lombard Kingdom in Italy, best known for his defeat and deposition by Charlemagne, which ended Lombard rule.

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King Desiderius 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the Lombards
historical figure
monarch
associatedWith end of independent Lombard kingdom
capitalDuringReign Pavia NERFINISHED
capturedBy Charlemagne NERFINISHED
child Adalgis NERFINISHED
Desiderata NERFINISHED
conflict Frankish–Lombard war of 773–774 NERFINISHED
countryRuled Kingdom of the Lombards NERFINISHED
Lombard Kingdom in Italy NERFINISHED
daughterMarriedTo Charlemagne NERFINISHED
deathApproximateYear c. 786
deathPlace Corbie Abbey NERFINISHED
Corbie, Frankish Empire NERFINISHED
defeatedBy Charlemagne NERFINISHED
deposedBy Charlemagne NERFINISHED
dynasty Lombards NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Lombards NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
imprisonedIn Frankish territory
interactedWith Pope Hadrian I NERFINISHED
Pope Paul I NERFINISHED
Pope Stephen II NERFINISHED
name Desiderius NERFINISHED
notableEvent siege of Pavia (773–774) NERFINISHED
notableFor being the last king of the Lombards
his defeat and deposition by Charlemagne
the end of Lombard rule in Italy
policy expansion of Lombard control in central Italy
intervention in papal affairs
positionHeld King of the Lombards NERFINISHED
predecessor Aistulf NERFINISHED
regionRuled Northern Italy NERFINISHED
parts of Central Italy
regnalName Desiderius NERFINISHED
reignEnd 774
reignStart 756
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Christianity
spouse Ansa NERFINISHED
succeededByAsRulerOfItaly Frankish rule under Charlemagne
successor Charlemagne NERFINISHED
Charlemagne as King of the Lombards NERFINISHED
title Rex Langobardorum NERFINISHED

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Duke Arichis II of Benevento fatherInLaw King Desiderius of the Lombards
subject surface form: Arichis II of Benevento
Historia Langobardorum mentions King Desiderius of the Lombards
this entity surface form: King Desiderius
Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom opponent King Desiderius of the Lombards