The Duchy of Friuli was one of the great territorial Lombard duchies which was preserved as a frontier march by the Carolingians and their successors. It was an important buffer between Italy and the Slavs. The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence comes the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ... The Carolingians were a dynasty of rulers that eventually controlled the Frankish realm and its successors from the 8th to the 10th century, officially taking over the kingdom from the Merovingian dynasty in 751. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ...

The dates given below, when contentious, are discussed in the articles of the respective dukes.

Lombard dukes

• 568-590 Gisulf I
• 590-610 Gisulf II
• 610-617 Tasso
• 610-617 Kakko
• 617-651 Grasulf
• 651-663 Ago
• 663-666 Lupus
• 666 Arnefrid
• 666-678 Wechtar
• 678-??? Landar
•  ???-694 Rodoald
• 694 Ansfrid
• 694-705 Ado
• 705 Ferdulf
• 705-706 Corvulus
• 706-739 Pemmo
• 739-744 Ratchis, also king of the Lombards
• 744-749 Aistulf, also king of the Lombards
• 749-751 Anselm (d.806)
• 751-774 Peter
• 774-776 Hrodgaud

Events April 1 - King Alboin leads the Lombards into Italy; refugees fleeing from them go on to found Venice. ... Events September 3 - St. ... Events September 3 - St. ... Events October 4 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor. ... Gisulf II was the duke of Friuli from around 591[1] to his death. ... Events October 4 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor. ... Events Sui Gong Di succeeds Sui Yang Di as emperor of China. ... Events October 4 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor. ... Events Sui Gong Di succeeds Sui Yang Di as emperor of China. ... Events Sui Gong Di succeeds Sui Yang Di as emperor of China. ... Events End of Yazdegard IIIs attempts to drive out the Saracens. ... Events End of Yazdegard IIIs attempts to drive out the Saracens. ... // Events Byzantine emperor Constans II invades south Italy (Part of) the city wall of Benevento is reconstructed The movement to restore Baekje is defeated by Silla and Tang Battle of Hakusukinoe An annonymous monk reaches the summit of mount Fuji Environmental change A brief outbreak of plague hits Britain Births... // Events Byzantine emperor Constans II invades south Italy (Part of) the city wall of Benevento is reconstructed The movement to restore Baekje is defeated by Silla and Tang Battle of Hakusukinoe An annonymous monk reaches the summit of mount Fuji Environmental change A brief outbreak of plague hits Britain Births... Chertsey Abbey is founded. ... Chertsey Abbey is founded. ... Chertsey Abbey is founded. ... Events Pope Agatho succeeds Pope Donus. ... Events Pope Agatho succeeds Pope Donus. ... Events November 9 - Hispano-Visigothic king Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems, and sentences all Jews to slavery. ... Events November 9 - Hispano-Visigothic king Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems, and sentences all Jews to slavery. ... Events November 9 - Hispano-Visigothic king Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems, and sentences all Jews to slavery. ... Alternate meaning: Area code 705 Events End of the short-lived Zhou Dynasty in China Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik succeeded by al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik. ... Alternate meaning: Area code 705 Events End of the short-lived Zhou Dynasty in China Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik succeeded by al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik. ... Alternate meaning: Area code 705 Events End of the short-lived Zhou Dynasty in China Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik succeeded by al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik. ... Events Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I begins the Great Mosque of Damascus Births Deaths Categories: 706 ... Events Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I begins the Great Mosque of Damascus Births Deaths Categories: 706 ... Events With king Kormishosh the reign of the House of Ukil starts in Bulgaria. ... Events With king Kormishosh the reign of the House of Ukil starts in Bulgaria. ... Events February - Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand as king of the Lombards. ... Ratchis was duke of Friuli (739-744) and king of the Lombards (744-749). ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence comes the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ... Events February - Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand as king of the Lombards. ... Events June - Aistulf succeeds his brother Ratchis as king of the Lombards End of the reign of Emperor Shomu of Japan Empress Koken ascends to the throne of Japan Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah becomes caliph Births Deaths Saint John of Damascus (or Damascene), theologian Ratchis, king of the Lombards... Aistulf, also called Aistulf of Friuli, (d. ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence comes the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ... Events June - Aistulf succeeds his brother Ratchis as king of the Lombards End of the reign of Emperor Shomu of Japan Empress Koken ascends to the throne of Japan Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah becomes caliph Births Deaths Saint John of Damascus (or Damascene), theologian Ratchis, king of the Lombards... Events Pippin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility, marking the end of the Merovingian and beginning of the Carolingian dynasty. ... Events April 12 - Nicephorus elected patriarch of Constantinople, succeeding Tarasius. ... Events Pippin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility, marking the end of the Merovingian and beginning of the Carolingian dynasty. ... Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ... Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ... Events Byzantine Emperor Leo IV associates himself with his young son Constantine VI and suppresses an uprising led by his step-brothers. ... Hrodgaud was the Duke of Friuli from 774 to 776. ...

Carolingian margraves

• 776-787 Marcarius
• 787-789 Unroch I
• 789-799 Eric
• 799-819 Cadalaus
• 819-823 Balderic
• 828-846 Unroch II
• 846-863 Eberhard
• 863-874 Unroch III
• 874-888 Berengar, also Holy Roman Emperor
• 891-924 Walfred

Events Byzantine Emperor Leo IV associates himself with his young son Constantine VI and suppresses an uprising led by his step-brothers. ... This article is about the year 787. ... This article is about the year 787. ... Events Uprising in Japan leads to a major defeat for Emperor Kammu, alongside a severe drought and famine Constantine becomes king of the Picts Herford founded by Charlemagne Fes founded by Idris I Eadburh marries Beorhtric of Wessex Births Deaths Categories: 789 ... Events Uprising in Japan leads to a major defeat for Emperor Kammu, alongside a severe drought and famine Constantine becomes king of the Picts Herford founded by Charlemagne Fes founded by Idris I Eadburh marries Beorhtric of Wessex Births Deaths Categories: 789 ... Events 29 November - Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome. ... Eric (died 799) was the Duke of Friuli from 789 to his death. ... Events 29 November - Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome. ... Events The Abbasid capital is moved back to Baghdad Louis the Pious marries Judith Welf Births Deaths Categories: 819 ... Events The Abbasid capital is moved back to Baghdad Louis the Pious marries Judith Welf Births Deaths Categories: 819 ... Events Crete is conquered from the Byzantines by the Saracens. ... Events Egbert became first King of England Alcamo was founded by the Muslim commander al-Kamuk. ... Events The Moors temporarily recapture León. ... Events The Moors temporarily recapture León. ... Events Constantine I succeeds as king of Scotland. ... Eberhard (died 16 December 866) was Duke of Friuli from 846 to 863. ... Events Constantine I succeeds as king of Scotland. ... Events March 13 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. ... Events March 13 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. ... Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ... Berengar of Friuli (? - 16 April 924) was a Margrave of Friuli, King of Italy (from 888 on) and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 915 on. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... Events October 6 - Election of Pope Formosus Arnulf of Carinthia defeats the Normans at the Battle of Leuven Births Abd ar-Rahman III, emir and first caliph of Córdoba. ... Events King Athelstan of England succeeds to the throne. ...

See also

• Friuli