Gregorius (Benevento)

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Gregorius († 739 ) was Duke of Benevento from 732 to 739 .

Life

Gregorius was a nephew of Liutprand, King of the Lombards . At first Gregorius was probably dux of Clusium . Around 732 Liutprand arranged the marriage between Gregorius and Giselperga.

When dux Romuald II of Benevento died in 731 or 732, a follow-up dispute broke out in which the usurper Audelahis initially asserted himself against Gisulf II , who was still a small child. He ruled for two years before he was overthrown by supporters of Gisulf. King Liutprand , who had intervened in the dispute, appointed his own nephew Gregorius as dux and took Romuald's underage son Gisulf II to Pavia, where he raised him like a son.

Gregorius' seven-year reign seems to have been in line with King Liutprand's expectations, since no more quarrels are reported during this period. He seems to have been a capable ruler who managed to keep calm and loyal to the king in these troubled times.

After Gregorius' death in 739 Godescalcus became dux des Benevento from a party hostile to the monarchy, without recognizing the right of royal appointment .

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Web links

Wiktionary: Gregor  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wikisource: Historia Langobardorum  - Sources and full texts (Latin)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Historia Langobardorum VI, 55
  2. ↑ a b c Hodgkin: Italy and her Invaders. Volume VI, p. 471.
  3. ↑ a b Hartmann: History of Italy in the Middle Ages. Vol. 2.2, p. 132.
  4. ↑ Catalogus Regum Langobardorum et Ducum Beneventanorum (Scriptores Rerum Langobardicarum in MGH p. 494).
  5. ^ Historia Langobardorum VI, 56
  6. ^ Hartmann: History of Italy in the Middle Ages. Volume 2.2, p. 138 and Historia Langobardorum VI, 55.
predecessor Office successor
Gisulf II. Duke of Benevento
732–739 		Godescalcus
personal data
SURNAME Gregorius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Benevento
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century or 8th century
DATE OF DEATH 739