Agiprand ( lat. Agiprand ; first half of the VIII century ) - Duke of Spoleto (742 / 743-744).
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| Predecessor | Trasimund II | ||||||
| Successor | Trasimund II | ||||||
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Biography
The main narrative sources narrating about the duke Agiprande are the “ History of the Lombards ” by Paul the Deacon and Liber Pontificalis [1] [2] .
According to these sources, Agiprand was the nephew of the Lombards King Liutprand . The seat of his rule until obtaining power over Spoleto was the duchy with its center in the city of Kluzii (modern Chiusi ) [1] [2] [3] .
At the end of 741, Trasimund II , the ruler of the Spolean duchy, refused to give up the cities that King Liutprand promised to give to the pope Gregory III and Zachariah for providing the Roman army. Zechariah complained to the Duke Trasimund II to the king. Liutprand gathered an army and, along with warriors from Rome, captured the city of Spoleto . Trasimund II was deprived of all his possessions and placed in a monastery. The royal charter, dated November 12, 742, has been preserved, according to which Lioprand, who was in Spoleto, bestowed one of the local churches. The king appointed Agiprand to succeed the overthrown Trasimund II. It is assumed that this happened at the end of 742 or the beginning of 743 [1] [2] [4] [5] .
Immediately after being appointed to the post of Agiprand, along with the gastalds Takipert and Ramning, as well as with the royal envoy ( lat. Missus ) Grimoald, accompanied Pope Zacharias from Interamia , where he met with King Liutprand, to Rome [1] . He also transferred under the authority of the Pope the previously promised to that Spolet cities of Amelia , Orte , Bomarzo and Blair [2] [5] [6] [7] .
The reign of Agiprand was short lived. Shortly after the death of King Liutprand, who died in January 744, he lost his possessions. With the help of his ally, Duke Benevento Godescalc , Trasimund II again seized power over the Duchy of Spoleta. According to some data, Agiprand was expelled and later unsuccessfully tried to seize the duchy again, and according to other data, was killed by Trasimund returning to Spoleto [5] [8] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Agiprand 1 // Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire . Vol. I: 641–867 (CD-ROM) / Martindale JR (ed.). - London: Ashgate Publishing, 2001.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Paul the Deacon . History of the Lombards (Book VI, Chapter 57); Liber Pontificalis (chap. 93.11).
- ↑ Italy, Emperors & Kings (English) . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. The appeal date is January 25, 2015.
- ↑ Borghese G. Lupo // Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani . - 2006. - Vol. 66
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sansi A. I duchi di Spoleto . - Foligno: Stabilimento Tipografico F. Benucci, 1870. - p. 49-52.
- ↑ Grimoald 2 // Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire. Vol. I: 641–867 (CD-ROM) / Martindale JR (ed.). - London: Ashgate Publishing, 2001.
- ↑ Hartmann LM, 1903 , p. 143.
- ↑ Hartmann LM, 1903 , p. 146-147.
Literature
- Hartmann LM Geschichte Italiens im Mittelalter . - Leipzig: Friedrich Andreas Perthes, 1903. - Bd. 2.2. - 387 S.
- Menghin W. Die Langobarden. Archäologie und Geschichte. - Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums Wissenschaftliche Beibände 4. - Stuttgart: Theiss-Verlag, 1985. - ISBN 3-8062-0364-4 .