Walthari
Walthari († 546 ) was dux (duke) of the Longobards from 540 to 546 on the central Danube .
Life
Walthari was the son of King Wacho of the Lithingi (Lethinger) family and his third wife Silinga , a daughter of the Herul king Rudolf . When his father died in 540 he was still a minor, so Audoin from the Gausen family took over the reign. Since he wanted to ascend the throne himself, he had the young Walthari eliminated after about seven years and was his successor. Walthari was the last ruler of the Lethinger dynasty.
See also
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- 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
- anonymous, Origo Gentis Langobardorum
Web links
Wikisource: Historia Langobardorum - Sources and full texts (Latin)
Wikisource: Origo Gentis Langobardorum - Sources and full texts (Latin)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historia Langobardorum I, chap. 21st
- ↑ a b Origo Gentis Langobardorum chap. 4
- ^ Felix Dahn: Audoin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 46, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1902, p. 81 f.
- ↑ Historia Langobardorum I, chap. 22nd
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Wacho | Duke of the Lombards 540-546 |
Audoin |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Walthari |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waltari |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of the Lombards |
DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 546 |