Duchy of Rome
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The Duchy of Rome was a Byzantine administrative and military territory in central Italy that surrounded the city of Rome and served as a frontier buffer between the Papacy and the expanding Lombard kingdoms during the early Middle Ages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Rome canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine duchy
ⓘ
frontier territory ⓘ historical state ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Aistulf of the Lombards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pepin the Short NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Gregory I NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Stephen II NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Zachary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Benevento
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Spoleto NERFINISHED ⓘ Lombard Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deFactoRuler | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
Frankish intervention in Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transfer of authority to the Papacy ⓘ |
| endTime |
8th century
ⓘ
c. 756 ⓘ |
| event |
Lombard–Byzantine conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gradual emergence of Papal temporal power ⓘ |
| followedBy | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
defense of Rome
ⓘ
frontier buffer against Lombards ⓘ |
| governmentType | Byzantine military-administrative province ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
city of Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding countryside of Rome ⓘ |
| headOfState | Byzantine Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ |
| militaryCommanderTitle | dux ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exarchate of Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ostrogothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ |
| resultedIn | formation of Papal States ⓘ |
| rulingEmpire | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Franco-Papal alliance under Pope Stephen II
ⓘ
Lombard capture of Ravenna in 751 ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 590
ⓘ
late 6th century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Exarch of Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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