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Historian Jan Hallenbeck surmises that Liutprand occupied Sutri either for the sake of extorting money from the papacy to defer the financial costs of his military campaigns, or it was part of his offensive in central Italy against Byzantine imperial territory.
The Donation of Sutri was an agreement reached at Sutri by Liutprand, King of the Lombards and Pope Gregory II in 728. At Sutri, the two reached an agreement by which the city and some hill towns in Latium (like Vetralla ) were given to the Papacy , "as a gift to the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul " according to the Liber Pontificalis .
Liutprand 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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Liutprand was the King of the Lombards from 712 to 744 and is chiefly remembered for his Donation of Sutri, in 728, and his long reign, which brought him into a series of conflicts, mostly successful, with most of Italy.
King of the Lombards from 712 to 744, was the king that donated lands to Pope Gregory II (Donation of Sutri) in 728. His reign was marked by several wars and conflicts, mostly successful, and took advantage of the weakness of the Byzantine empire to enlarge his domains in Emilia Romagna. Liutprand's life began inauspiciously.
Liutprand was the king of the Lombards from 712 to 744 and is chiefly remembered for his Donation of Sutri, in 728, and his long reign, which brought him into a series of conflicts, mostly successful, with most of Italy. He profited by Byzantine weakness to enlarge his domains in Emilia and the Romagna. Liutprand's life began inauspiciously.
Liutprand's reign endured for thirty-one years and he was seen as an aggressive leader, who immediately upon ascension to the throne, moved against the Byzantine exarchate; he likewise attacked Ravenna, destroyed Classe, occupied forts in Bologna as well as Osimo, and captured Sutri.
