Pemmo (Friuli)
Pemmo was from 706 to 739 dux (Duke) of the Lombard Duchy of Friuli .
Life
Pemmo was a son of Billo from Bellunum ( Belluno ) who had emigrated to Forum Julii ( Cividale ) because of an uprising . Pemmo was married to Ratperga with whom he had the sons Ratchi , Ratchait and Aistulf .
As the successor of the deposed Corvolus, Pemmo became around 706 dux of Friuli. In his household he raised the orphans of the Longobards who died in the last war against the Slovaks with his own sons.
When the Slavs invaded Lauriana , Pemmo marched them with his now grown-up pupils. The Slavs suffered heavy losses, while Pemmo (allegedly) only lost one man before a peace treaty was signed.
When the Patriarch Calixtus of Aquileia drove the exiled Bishop Amator of Julia Carnica from Forum Julii , Pemmo intervened and took the Patriarch Calixtus prisoner. King Liutprand then deposited Pemmo and handed the ducat to his son Ratchis around 739. Pemmo wanted to flee to the Slavs with his followers, but Ratchis was able to persuade the king to reconcile. Pemmo and his sons Ratchait and Aistulf were pardoned, the other offenders were imprisoned.
Pemmo's further life is not recorded.
Ratchis donated an altar in honor of his father Pemmo. The inscription tells of the “famous and noble Pemmo” who rebuilt the destroyed St. John's Church and enriched it with many gifts.
DE MAXIMA DONA XPI AD CLARIT SVEBEIMI CONCESSA PEMMONI VBIQVE DIRVTO
FORMARENTVR VT TEMPLA NAM EI INTER RELIQVAS
SOLARIVM BEATI JOHANNIS ORNABIT PENDOLA EX AVRO PVLCHRO ALT
ARE DITABIT MARMORIS HORE RATCHIT.
swell
- Paulus Diaconus , Historia Langobardorum , ed. Ludwig Bethmann and Georg Waitz, in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica , Scriptores rerum Langobardicarum et Italicarum saec. VI – IX , Hahn, Hannover 1878, pp. 12–187 (on Liutprand, pp. 177–187)
literature
- Wilfried Menghin : The Lombards. Archeology and history . Theiss-Verlag, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 978-3-8062-0364-6 . Pp. 193-198.
- Jörg Jarnut : History of the Longobards , Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17007515-2 , pp. 80-105.
Web links
- Paulus Diaconus: History of the Langobards (English)
- Ludo Moritz Hartmann : History of Italy in the Middle Ages, Vol. II Part 2, Perthes, Gotha 1903, pp. 134-136 (partially outdated)
- Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and her Invaders Vol VI, pp. 332–334 (partially outdated)
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Corvolus |
Duke of Friuli 706-739 |
Ratchis |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pemmo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of the Lombards |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century |