Lambert of Spoleto
Lambert von Spoleto (* around 875; † October 15, 898 in Marengo ) was King of Italy and Roman Emperor .
Lambert was the son of Duke Guido von Spoleto from the house of the Guidons and his wife Ageltrude . In 889 Guido became king of Italy and in 891 he forced Pope Stephen V to crown him emperor. In February 892, his father persuaded the new Pope Formosus to appoint Lambert as co-emperor. When Guido died two years later, Lambert inherited the crown, but lost it to Arnolf von Kärnten in 896 . Formosus had called him to Italy because the Guidons were too powerful for him. After Arnolf's departure and the death of Formosus, Lambert returned as emperor in 897. Arnolf's anointing was given by Pope John IX. annulled.
literature
- Hartmut Becher: Lambert von Spoleto. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 432 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Georg Gresser : Lambert v. Spoleto. In: Lexicon for Theology and Church . Volume 6, Freiburg 1997, Col. 617-618 (with further literature).
- Herbert Zielinski : Lambert von Spoleto . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 5, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1991, ISBN 3-7608-8905-0 , Sp. 1623 f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Guido of Spoleto |
King of Italy 891 / 894–896 |
Arnolf of Carinthia |
| Guido of Spoleto |
Roman Emperor 892 / 894–898 |
Arnolf of Carinthia (anti-emperor from 896 ) Ludwig the blind |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lambert of Spoleto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman emperor (892 / 894–898) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 875 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 898 |
| Place of death | Marengo |