Adalgis (d. 788) was the son of Desiderius and the prince of Lombardia in Italy. After his father was defeated by Charlemagne in Pavia in 774, Adalgis took refuge in Byzantium. He hoped to recapture Lombardia with the aid of Empress Irene, but when finally given a chance in 787, he was defeated by a coalition consisting of the Franks and the new prince of Lombardia, Grimoald III, a vassal loyal to Charlemagne. Adalgis fled to Constantinople, where he died in 788. Events Charlemagne conquers Bavaria. ... Desiderius, the last king of the Lombards, is chiefly known through his connection with Charlemagne. ... Lombardy (It. ... Charlemagne (742 or 747 – 28 January 814) (also Charles the Great; from Latin, Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus), son of King Pippin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, was the king of the Franks from 768 to 814 and king of the Lombards from 774 to 814. ... Church San Michele in Pavia The Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio) on the Ticino river is a symbol of Pavia Pavìa (the ancient Ticinum) (population 71,000) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its... Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ... Byzantium was an ancient Greek city-state, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas. ... This solidus struck under Irene reports the legend bASILISSH, Basilissa. ... This article is about the year 787. ... For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ... Map of Constantinople. ...