Frankish–Lombard War

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The Frankish–Lombard War was an 8th-century conflict in which Charlemagne’s Frankish kingdom defeated the Lombard Kingdom in Italy, leading to the collapse of Lombard rule and the expansion of Frankish and papal power.

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Frankish–Lombard War canonical 1
Lombard–Frankish wars 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century conflict
war
conflictBetween Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED
Lombard Kingdom NERFINISHED
endTime 774
follows earlier Frankish–Lombard diplomatic conflicts
hasAlly Papal States NERFINISHED
hasBelligerent Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED
Lombard Kingdom NERFINISHED
hasCause Lombard pressure on papal territories
Pope’s appeal to Charlemagne for aid
hasCommander Charlemagne NERFINISHED
Desiderius NERFINISHED
hasConsequence Charlemagne crowned King of the Lombards
Frankish protection of the papacy
annexation of the Lombard Kingdom by the Franks
end of the independent Lombard Kingdom in Italy
strengthening of the Papal States
hasLocation Italy NERFINISHED
Lombard Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
Northern Italy NERFINISHED
hasOutcome Frankish victory
collapse of Lombard rule in Italy
expansion of Frankish power in Italy
expansion of papal temporal power
hasParticipant Charlemagne NERFINISHED
King Desiderius of the Lombards NERFINISHED
notableEvent Frankish siege of Pavia NERFINISHED
capture of King Desiderius
fall of Pavia NERFINISHED
partOf Charlemagne’s Italian campaigns NERFINISHED
relatedTo Lombard history in Italy
Papal–Frankish alliance NERFINISHED
history of the Papal States
rise of the Carolingian Empire
resultedIn extension of Carolingian authority over Italy
integration of Lombard territories into the Frankish realm
startTime 773
timePeriod 8th century

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Desiderius conflict Frankish–Lombard War
Pepin the Short militaryConflict Frankish–Lombard War
this entity surface form: Lombard–Frankish wars