Hrodgaud
Hrodgaud (also Hruodgaud, Rodgaud ; † 776 ) was the last Lombard dux (Duke) of Friuli from 774 to 776 .
Hrodgaud was installed as Duke of Friuli in 774 by Charlemagne , who had defeated Desiderius , the last king of the Longobard Empire and assumed the title of Rex Langobardorum (King of the Longobards).
Hrodgaud claimed the Lombard crown for himself in 776 and several cities, including Treviso under his father-in-law Stabilinius, joined him. But he was quickly defeated and killed by Charlemagne, who came to Italy in forced marches.
With his death the Duchy of Friuli became extinct and became a margraviate of the Carolingian Empire.
swell
- anonymous, Annales regni Francorum (Franconian Reichsannalen)
- Einhard , Vita Caroli Magni (The Life of Charlemagne)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Franconian Reichsannals
- ^ Hartmann: History of Italy in the Middle Ages, Vol. II Part 2, Perthes, Gotha 1903, p. 283
Web links
- Ludo Moritz Hartmann : History of Italy in the Middle Ages Vol. II Part 2, Perthes, Gotha 1903, p. 282ff
- Annales regni Francorum (Latin) Internet Medieval Sourcebook
- Vita Caroli Magni (Latin) Internet Medieval Sourcebook
- Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne translated by Samuel Epes Turner, (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1880) (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Peter |
Duke of Friuli 774-776 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hrodgaud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hruodgaud; Rodgaud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Friuli (774-776) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 776 |