Rodoald
Rodoald († 653 ) was King of the Longobards from 652 to 653 .
Life
Rodoald was the son and successor of King Rothari and his first wife.
After Rothari's death in 652, Rodoald succeeded him as king. After a reign of only five months and seven days, he was killed by a Lombard whose wife he had seduced. Aripert I succeeded him as king.
The tradition that he married his stepmother Gundeperga is generally regarded as just as false as the indication of a reign of five years with Paulus deacon.
swell
- Paulus Diaconus , Historia Langobardorum , ed. Ludwig Bethmann and Georg Waitz , in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica , Scriptores rerum Langobardicarum et Italicarum saec. VI – IX , Hahn, Hanover 1878
literature
- Wilfried Menghin : The Lombards. Archeology and history . Theiss-Verlag, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-8062-0364-4 .
- Jörg Jarnut : History of the Longobards . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart et al. 1982, ISBN 3-17-007515-2 , ( Kohlhammer-Urban-Taschenbücher 339).
Web links
Wikisource: Historia Langobardorum - Sources and full texts (Latin)
- Paulus Diaconus: History of the Langobards (English)
- Ludo Moritz Hartmann : History of Italy in the Middle Ages, Vol. II Part 1, Wigand, Leipzig 1900, p. 244f, (partially outdated)
- Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and her Invaders Vol VI , Oxford 1895, p. 240f (partially outdated)
- Italy, Emperors & Kings (English)
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rothari |
King of the Lombards 652–653 |
Aripert I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rodoald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Lombards |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 653 |