Leuthari I.
Leuthari (* unknown; † 554 ) was an Alemannic duke from 536 until his death . He was a brother of Butilin .
Leuthari and Butilin are considered to be the first dukes of the Alamanni who received their authority from the Frankish King Theudebert I and were politically dependent on him.
In 553/554 there was an unsuccessful Franconian campaign of conquest against the Roman general Narses in Italy , with the Alemannic participation of the two brothers Leuthari and Butilin. The campaign led from the Po Valley to the Strait of Messina . In retrospect, the Byzantine poet and historian Agathias tried to blame the two brothers for this failure in order to put the Frankish king in a better light. They would have let themselves be carried away by the Goths on this campaign, although it did not suit their King Theudebald . Other sources speak of a Franconian company.
This was the last attempt at conquest south of the Alps with Alemannic participation.
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- Agathias (* 530/32; † 582) - Historiae
- Bishop Marius of Avenches (* 530, † 594)
literature
- Felix Dahn : Leuthari . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 677 f.
- Dieter Geuenich : History of the Alemanni (= Kohlhammer Urban pocket books. 575). 2nd, revised edition. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-17-018227-7 .
- Werner Lütkenhaus : Leuthari. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 18, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2001, ISBN 3-11-016950-9 , pp. 303-304. ( online )
- Wilhelm Störmer : Leuthari. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-428-00195-8 , p. 382 f. ( Digitized version ).
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SURNAME | Leuthari I. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Alemannic Duke (536–554) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century or 6th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 554 |