Arechis II (also Aretchis, Arichis, or Aregis) (d.792) was the duke of Benevento from 758 to 774 and the independent prince of Benevento from 774 until his death. Events Irenes title of empress confirmed. ... This is as list of the Dukes and Princes of Benevento, it is one of Wikipedias Lists of Incumbents. ... Benevento is a town and archiepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 32 miles northeast of Naples. ... Events End of the reign of Empress Koken of Japan; she is succeeded by Emperor Junnin. ... Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ... This is as list of the Dukes and Princes of Benevento, it is one of Wikipedias Lists of Incumbents. ... Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ...

He was the son of Duke Liutprand, whom he succeeded in 758. He was the duke when Charlemagne conquered Lombardy in 774. At first, he tried to claim the kingship, but settled for mere independence of other kings and emperors. He refused to submit to Charles, and was left unmolested. However, in 787, Charles went down and besieged Salerno. Arechis submitted to Frankish suzerainty. He died five years later in 792 and was succeeded by his son, Grimoald, who quickly proclaimed himself independent and successfully resisted the Franks. Charlemagne (742 or 747–28 January 814) (also Charles the Great; from Latin, Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus) was the king of the Franks from 768 to 814 and king of the Lombards from 774 to 781. ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. ... This article is about the year 787. ... Map of Italy showing Salerrno southeast of Naples Salerno is a town and a province in Campania, south-western Italy, located on the gulf of the same name on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Statue of Charlemagne (also called Karl der Große, Charles the Great) in Frankfurt, Germany. ... Suzerainty refers to a situation in which a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which allows the tributary some limited domestic autonomy but controls its foreign affairs. ... Events Irenes title of empress confirmed. ...