Adelperga

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Adelperga (also Adelberga ; * around 740, † after February 788) was the daughter of the Longobard king Desiderius and his wife Ansa.

Life

King Desiderius strengthened its position in Lombard by 758 dux Liutprand of Benevento sales and Arichis II. Began in the office to which he gave his daughter in marriage Adelperga. Adelperga was accompanied to the Beneventine court by her teacher Paulus Diaconus . Paul dedicated his works Historia Romana (Roman history) and Versus de Annis , an acrostic poem in which the first letters of the verses form the words Adelperga pia , to her.

Adelperga and Arichis had five children:

  1. Romuald (* 761/762; † July 21, 787; buried in the Cathedral of Salerno)
  2. Grimoald III. (* before 773 - April 806; buried in the Cathedral of Salerno), successor of his father as dux gentis Langobardorum (Duke of the Longobards)
  3. Gisulf (* ?; † before 806; buried in the Cathedral of Salerno)
  4. Theoderada (* ?; † after February 788)
  5. Adelchisa (* after 773, † after November 817), Abbess of San Salvatore d'Alife

After the conquest of the Longobard Empire in 774 by Charlemagne , Arichis II concluded an alliance with him that formally recognized Franconian sovereignty. But the ducat Benevento remained independent under Arichis II, who assumed the title of princeps and ruled with power equal to kings from 774. From a cultural point of view, Arichi's reign was a high point in Benevento history: arts and education flourished. Queen Adelperga was known for her knowledge of philosophy, poetry, history and exegesis.

Adelperga and Arichis donated the Santa Sofia Church in Benevento . Arichis died on August 26, 787, but Charlemagne was reluctant to release Grimoald III, the rightful heir, from being held hostage in Benevento. Adelperga took over the reign for a few months until Grimoald III., Who recognized Karl's sovereignty and swore an oath of allegiance, became Duke of Benevento and Salerno in early 788. Their further life is not recorded.

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Individual evidence

  1. Rachele Farina: Dizionario biografico delle donne lombarde 568–1968. Volume II 3, pp. 250-252, Baldini & Gastoldi, Milano 1995
  2. ^ Hartmann: History of Italy in the Middle Ages. Volume II, part 2, Perthes, Gotha 1903, p. 210ff.
  3. a b c Martina Hartmann : The Queen in the Early Middle Ages. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-17-018473-2 , pp. 55ff.
  4. a b Italy, Emperors & Kings (English)
  5. ^ Hartmann: History of Italy in the Middle Ages. Volume II, part 2, Perthes, Gotha 1903, p. 285ff.
  6. Hans H. Kaminsky: Arichis II . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 1, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1980, ISBN 3-7608-8901-8 , Sp. 930 f.
  7. ^ Hartmann: History of Italy in the Middle Ages. Volume II, part 2, Perthes, Gotha 1903, p. 302ff.