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Aistulf (also Ahistulf, Aistulfus, Haistulfus, Astolf etc.; Italian: Astolfo; died December 756) was the Duke of Friuli from 744, King of the Lombards from 749, and Duke of Spoleto from 751.
Aistulf, king of the Lombards, had seized Ravenna with its lands, known as the exarchate. Soon, Lombard troops marched south, surrounded Rome, and prepared to lay siege to its walls. So matters stood when in 752 Zacharias died and Stephen II became pope.
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Aistulf. (756) Quick Reference. (died 756) Aistulf was proclaimed King of the Lombards (and reigned 749–756) at Milan, while Pavia was still held by his brother and predecessor Ratchis (744–749), who retired to Monte Cassino. [...] From: Aistulf in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages » Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500)
King of the Lombards; died 756. He succeeded his brother Ratchis in 749, and set about the conquest of all Italy. After taking from the Greeks the Exarchate of Ravenna he was about to seize the Patrimony of St. Peter when Pope Stephen II (or III -- 752-57) appealed for aid to Pepin the Short, King of the Franks.
Aistulph (also AISTULF, ASTULPH, ASTULF, and ASTOLPH), King of the Lombards; d. 756. He succeeded his brother Ratchis in 749, and set about the conquest of all Italy.
Jun 6, 2019 · Link to Part 2 → https://youtu.be/0asP-1tS23QToday we talk about the life of Aistulf, one of the most important Longobard kings, conqueror of the Exarchate o...
751-753 (conquest of Ravenna) Bibliography. Succeeded his brother Ratchis as Duke of Friuli and as King of Lombards in 749, when Ratchis abdicated to a monastery. He continued the policy of expansion and raids against the papacy and the Byzantine exarchate of Ravenna and captured the latter in 751. 2 related objects. coin.
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