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Duke Arechis, from a 10th- or early 11th-century manuscript of Lombard law. Arechis II (also Aretchis, Arichis, Arechi or Aregis) (born c. 734 [1] – died 26 August 787) was a Duke of Benevento, in Southern Italy. He sought to expand the Beneventos' influence into areas of Italy that were still under Byzantine control, but he also had to ...
Dec 31, 2023 · Arechis II (also Aretchis, Arichis, Arechi or Aregis) (born c. 734 – died 26 August 787) was a Duke of Benevento, in Southern Italy. He sought to expand the Beneventos' influence into areas of Italy that were still under Byzantine control, but he also had to defend against Charlemagne, who had conquered northern Italy.
Other articles where Arichis II is discussed: Italy: The south, 774–1000: …central and northern Italy, Duke Arichis II of Benevento (758–787) responded by titling himself prince and claiming the legitimist tradition of the Lombards. Lombard princes then ruled in the south for 300 years, until the Norman conquest. Arichis and his son Grimoald III (787–806) were powerful rulers who held ...
Arechis II of Benevento (728-26 August 787) was Duke of Benevento from 754 to 787, succeeding Liutprand and preceding Grimoald III. Arechis was born in 728 to a Lombard family; he was the son of Duke Liutprand of Benevento. In 774, Arechis became an independent ruler when his overlord King Desiderius of Lombardy was dethroned by the Frankish king Charlemagne; Arechis claimed the title of ...
Aug 21, 2017 · Arechis II (also Aretchis, Arichis, Arechi or Aregis) (born – died 26 August 787) was a Duke of Benevento, in Southern Italy. He sought to expand the Beneventos' influence into areas of Italy that were still under Byzantine control, but he also had to defend against Charlemagne , who had conquered northern Italy.
Arechis II of Benevento explained. Arechis II (also Aretchis, Arichis, Arechi or Aregis) (born – died 26 August 787) was a Duke of Benevento, in Southern Italy.He sought to expand the Beneventos' influence into areas of Italy that were still under Byzantine control, but he also had to defend against Charlemagne, who had conquered northern Italy.
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Duke Arechis II of Benevento (735-) was the Duke of Benevento. Arechis was born in 735 to a family of Catholic Lombards, and he became the duke of Benevento under the Kingdom of Lombardy. In 774 he was one of the nobles who fought against the Republic of Venice during the Venetian attack on Istria.
