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Aistulf (749–756) followed Liutprand’s policies to their logical conclusion: he conquered Ravenna in 751, ending the exarchate; he ruled in Spoleto without a duke from 751 to 756; and in 752 he began to move on Rome, demanding tribute from the pope. But times had… Read More
Liudprand. Italian: Liutprando. Died: 744. Title / Office: king (712-744), Italy. Liutprand (died 744) was a Lombard king of Italy whose long and prosperous reign was a period of expansion and consolidation for the Lombards. From his position as a Lombard chief, Liutprand gained the throne in 712, when revolution ended a succession of weak kings.
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Sep 2, 2021 · Liutprand’s path to the kingship originated with his father, Ansprand, who had served as a tutor and regent for a boy-king named Liutpert (r. 700). Only eight months into the child king’s reign, a rebellion was started by Duke Raginpert of Turin. The duke’s war went well, but he died before fully seizing control of the Lombard kingdom.
Jan 28, 2021 · The prologues to the laws of the early medieval Lombard king, Liutprand (king from 712, d. 744), each introduce new sets of legislation that were issued across the course of the first twenty-three years of his reign, in fifteen separate sessions dating from February 28, 713 to March 1, 735.
Liutprand's laws (Liutprandi Leges) show a greater degree of Roman influence than do the laws of his predecessors. To this end, Liutprand was known for establishing commonsense laws and during his kingship—at least nominally speaking, according to historian Chris Wickham—he did his best to ensure that the application of law was conducted ...
Apr 12, 2020 · In some sense, he was right. “Lombards” (that is, those living in the Holy Roman Empire) did not recognize themselves in typically Roman foodways. They did not like to drown their dishes in oil (oleo debuta); they were not accustomed to the taste of garum; they did not use Mediterranean condiments such as onion and garlic. Constantinople ...
Liutprand died after attempting to bring Ravenna, which was under Byzantine rule, into his domain. After the brief reigns of Liutprand's nephew Hildeprand and of Ratchis, duke of Friuli, Liutprand's brother Aistulf acceded (749) and took Ravenna in 751.
