Garibald
| Garibald | |
|---|---|
| Reign | King of the Lombards King of Italy |
| Predecessor | Grimoald |
| Successor | Perctarit |
| Born | c.655 |
| House | Beneventan Dynasty |
| Father | Grimoald |
| Mother | a daughter ofAripert I |
| Religion | Arian |
Garibaldwas the young son ofGrimoald I of Benevento,king of theLombards,and Theodota, daughter ofAripert I.After his father's death in 671, he reigned briefly for three months until the numerous adherents ofPerctarit,his uncle, who had been exiled by Grimoald nine years earlier, besought their candidate to return and elected him, deposing the young king. He was the lastArianking in Europe.[1] [2]
Notes[edit]
- ^"German Tribes org Lombard Kings".GermanTribes.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-07-18.Retrieved2010-07-18.
- ^"GARIBALDO, re dei Longobardi".treccani.it.treccani.it.Retrieved2 January2021.
References[edit]
- Paulus Diaconus,Historia Langobardorum(c. 790).
- Oman, Charles.The Dark Ages 476-918.London,1914.
