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King of Italy is a title adopted by many rulers after the fall of the Roman Empire. For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ...
Up until 1861, no King of Italy ruled on the whole Italian peninsula. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ...
Germanic kings See List of rulers of Italy in the period 476–773 The following is a list of the rulers of Italy from 476 A.D. through 773 A.D. These rulers are sometimes referred to as the Barbarian kings of Italy. ...
After the deposition of Romulus Augustus in 476, Heruli leader Odoacer was appointed dux Italiae (ruler of Italy) by emperor Zeno. Later, he entitled himself rex Italiae (king of Italy), though he always presented himself as an officer of the eastern government. Tremissis of Romulus Augustus. ...
Events August - The usurper Basiliscus is deposed and Zeno is restored as Eastern Roman Emperor. ...
The Heruli (spelled variously in Latin and Greek) were a nomadic Germanic people, who were subjugated by the Ostrogoths, Huns, and Byzantines in the 3rd to 5th centuries. ...
Odoacer solidus struck in name of Zeno. ...
Zeno on a coin celebrating his victories. ...
In 483, Ostrogothic leader Theodoric the Great defeated Odoacer, and started a new dynasty of kings of Italy. Ostrogothic rule ended with the death of Teias (552), when Italy was reconquered by the Byzantine Empire. Events March 13 - Pope Felix III succeeds Pope Simplicius The general Illus and Verina, mother-in-law of Byzantine emperor Zeno I, attempt to overthrow Zeno and place a general named Leontius on the throne. ...
The Ostrogoths (Gleaming Goths or Eastern Goths), in distinction to the Visigoths (Noble Goths or Western Goths), were a Germanic tribe that influenced political events of the late Roman Empire. ...
Gold medallion of Theodoric, discovered at Sinigaglia, Italy in the 19th century. ...
The Amal Dynasty was the first and greatest of the dynasties of Ostrogothic kings. ...
Teia (d. ...
Events July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. ...
Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βυζαντινή ΑυτοκÏατοÏία) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ...
Ostrogoths Ostrogothic kingdom conquered by Byzantine Empire. Gold medallion of Theodoric, discovered at Sinigaglia, Italy in the 19th century. ...
Events August - The usurper Basiliscus is deposed and Zeno is restored as Eastern Roman Emperor. ...
Events May 20 - Syria and Antioch. ...
Athalaric (516 - 2 October 534), king of the Ostrogoths in Italy, grandson of Theodoric the Great, became king on his grand-fathers death (526). ...
Events May 20 - Syria and Antioch. ...
Events January 1 - Decimus Theodorius Paulinus appointed consul, the last to hold this office in the West. ...
Theodahad (d. ...
Events January 1 - Decimus Theodorius Paulinus appointed consul, the last to hold this office in the West. ...
Events June 8 - St. ...
Witiges or Vitiges (d. ...
Events June 8 - St. ...
Events Byzantine general Belisarius conquers Milan and the Ostrogoth capital Ravenna. ...
Ildibad (or Heldebadus) (d. ...
Events Byzantine general Belisarius conquers Milan and the Ostrogoth capital Ravenna. ...
Events January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea. ...
Eraric (d. ...
Events January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea. ...
Totila, born in Treviso, was king of the Ostrogoths, chosen after the death of his uncle Ildibad, having engineered the assassination of Ildibads short-lived successor his cousin Eraric in 541. ...
Events January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea. ...
Events July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. ...
Teia (d. ...
Events July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. ...
Events The Ostrogoth Kingdom is conquered by the Byzantines after the Battle of Mons Lactarius. ...
Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βυζαντινή ΑυτοκÏατοÏία) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ...
Lombards Alboin led the Lombards into Italy in 568 and set up a barbarian state. The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, from which the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ...
- Rule of the Dukes (Ten year interregnum)
Alboin or Alboïn (d. ...
Events April 1 - King Alboin leads the Lombards into Italy; refugees fleeing from them go on to found Venice. ...
Events Emperor Bidatsu ascends the throne of Japan. ...
Cleph or Clef (in Italian, Clefi) was king of the Lombards from 572 or 573 to 574 or 575. ...
Events Emperor Bidatsu ascends the throne of Japan. ...
Events Emperor Justin II retires, choosing Tiberius II Constantine as his heir. ...
The Rule of the Dukes was the decade-long interregnum from 574 or 575 which affected the Lombard kingdom in Italy after the death of Cleph. ...
Authari was the king of the Lombards. ...
Events The Visigoths conquer the Suevi kingdom in Spain. ...
Events September 3 - St. ...
Agilulf was duke of Turin and Lombard king of Italy. ...
Events Ethelbert of Kent elected Bretwalda after Ceawlin of Wessex, the former Bretwalda, is deposed. ...
Events Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent. ...
Adaloald (602 – 626) was the Lombard king of Italy from 616 to 626. ...
Events Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent. ...
Events July 2 - In the early morning, Li Shimin, the future Emperor Tang Taizong of China, eliminated two of his brothers, Li Yuanji and the crown prince Li Jiancheng in a coup détat at the Xuanwu Gate in Changan. ...
Arioald was the Lombard king of Italy from 626 to 636. ...
Events July 2 - In the early morning, Li Shimin, the future Emperor Tang Taizong of China, eliminated two of his brothers, Li Yuanji and the crown prince Li Jiancheng in a coup détat at the Xuanwu Gate in Changan. ...
Events April 20 - Battle of Yarmuk - Byzantine Empire loses Syria to the Arabs The Arabs invade Persia Rothari marries queen Gundeparga, becomes king of the Lombards city of Basra Iraq founded by caliph Omar on a canal. ...
Rothari of the house of Arodus was king of the Lombards from 636 to 652; previously he had been duke of Brescia. ...
Events April 20 - Battle of Yarmuk - Byzantine Empire loses Syria to the Arabs The Arabs invade Persia Rothari marries queen Gundeparga, becomes king of the Lombards city of Basra Iraq founded by caliph Omar on a canal. ...
Events Khazaria becomes an independent state (approximate date) Rodoald succeeds his father Rothari as king of the Lombards Births Clotaire III, king of the Franks Deaths Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammed, progenitor of the Abbasids Saint Ida of Nivelles, widow of Pippin of Landen, monastic foundress Rothari...
Rodoald (or Rodwald) was a Lombard king of Italy, who succeeded his father Rothari on the throne in 652. ...
Events Khazaria becomes an independent state (approximate date) Rodoald succeeds his father Rothari as king of the Lombards Births Clotaire III, king of the Franks Deaths Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammed, progenitor of the Abbasids Saint Ida of Nivelles, widow of Pippin of Landen, monastic foundress Rothari...
Events Pope Martin I arrested Sigeberht II the Good succeeds Sigeberht I the Little as king of Essex Aripert, nephew of Theodelinda, succeeds Rodoald as king of the Lombards Births Deaths Chindaswinth, king of the Visigoths Rodoald, king of the Lombards Abbas, uncle of Muhammad and his chief financial supporter. ...
Aripert I (also spelled Aribert) was king of the Lombards (653-661) in Italy. ...
Events Pope Martin I arrested Sigeberht II the Good succeeds Sigeberht I the Little as king of Essex Aripert, nephew of Theodelinda, succeeds Rodoald as king of the Lombards Births Deaths Chindaswinth, king of the Visigoths Rodoald, king of the Lombards Abbas, uncle of Muhammad and his chief financial supporter. ...
Events Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib is assassinated. ...
Perctarit (also Berthari) was king of the Lombards from 661 to 662 the first time and later from 671 to 688. ...
Godepert (also Gundipert, Godebert, Godipert, Godpert, Gotebert, Gotbert, Gotpert, Gosbert, or Gottbert) was king of the Lombards (661), eldest son and successor of Aripert I. He was an Arian who governed from the ancient capital, Pavia, while his brother, Perctarit, a Roman Catholic, governed from Milan. ...
Events Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib is assassinated. ...
Events The regent Grimuald usurps the kingship of the Lombards, driving Perctarit into exile and killing Godepert Births Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Japanese poet (approximate date) Deaths Maximus the Confessor, Byzantine theologian Godepert, king of the Lombards Categories: 662 ...
Grimoald I (c. ...
Events The regent Grimuald usurps the kingship of the Lombards, driving Perctarit into exile and killing Godepert Births Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Japanese poet (approximate date) Deaths Maximus the Confessor, Byzantine theologian Godepert, king of the Lombards Categories: 662 ...
Events Chinese Buddhist pilgrim I-Ching visited the capital of the partly-Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya, Palembang, Indonesia. ...
Perctarit (also Berthari) was king of the Lombards from 661 to 662 the first time and later from 671 to 688. ...
Events Chinese Buddhist pilgrim I-Ching visited the capital of the partly-Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya, Palembang, Indonesia. ...
Events Emperor Justinian II of the Bulgarians. ...
Alahis or Alagis was duke of Trent and Brescia before becoming king of the Lombards after his successful rebellion in 688. ...
Events Emperor Justinian II of the Bulgarians. ...
Events Battle of Coronate: The army of Cunincpert, king of the Lombards, defeat the followers of the usurper Alahis on the Adda River. ...
Cunipert or Cunincpert was king of the Lombards from 688 to 700. ...
Events Emperor Justinian II of the Bulgarians. ...
// Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ...
Liutpert or Liutbert (d. ...
// Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ...
Events September 30 - John VI succeeds Sergius I as Pope. ...
Raginpert was king of the Lombards in 701. ...
Events September 30 - John VI succeeds Sergius I as Pope. ...
Aripert II was king of the Lombards from 701 to 712. ...
Events September 30 - John VI succeeds Sergius I as Pope. ...
Events Ansprand succeeds Aripert as king of the Lombards. ...
Ansprand (c. ...
Events Ansprand succeeds Aripert as king of the Lombards. ...
Liutprand, king of the Lombards (reigned (712 – 744) is remembered for his Donation of Sutri, in 728, the historic foundation of the Papal States. ...
Events Ansprand succeeds Aripert as king of the Lombards. ...
Events February - Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand as king of the Lombards. ...
Hildeprand was king of the Lombards in 744 and grandson (or uncle) and successor of Liutprand. ...
Events February - Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand as king of the Lombards. ...
Ratchis was duke of Friuli (739-744) and king of the Lombards (744-749). ...
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. ...
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 Abd-ar-rahman I conquers Iberia and establishes a new Umayyad dynasty. ...
Desiderius, the last king of the Lombards, is chiefly known through his connection with Charlemagne. ...
Events Abd-ar-rahman I conquers Iberia and establishes a new Umayyad dynasty. ...
Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ...
Frankish kings Pippin of Italy, third son of Charlemagne, is crowned King of Italy by Pope Hadrian I in 781. He reigned over Northern Italy, while Central Italy became the Papal States. Pippin of Italy (April, 773 – July 8, 810) was the third son of Charlemagne, and the second with his wife Hildegard of Savoy. ...
Charlemagne (742 or 747 – 28 January 814) (also Charles the Great[1]; 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. ...
The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ...
Adrian, or Hadrian I, (d. ...
Events Emperor Kammu succeeds Emperor Konin as emperor of Japan. ...
The Papal States (Gli Stati della Chiesa or Stati Pontificii, States of the Church) was one of the major historical states of Italy before the boot-shaped peninsula was unified under the Piedmontese crown of Savoy (later a republic). ...
Between 888 and 961, there were usually several claimants to the throne of Italy, and on occasion even several living crowned Emperors. Pippin of Italy (April, 773 – July 8, 810) was the third son of Charlemagne, and the second with his wife Hildegard of Savoy. ...
Events Emperor Kammu succeeds Emperor Konin as emperor of Japan. ...
Events October 1 - A man with a sword makes an attempt on emperor Nicephorus Is life. ...
Bernard of Italy was the King of Italy (810 - 818). ...
Events October 1 - A man with a sword makes an attempt on emperor Nicephorus Is life. ...
Events Bishop Theodulf of Orléans is deposed and imprisoned after getting involved in a conspiracy of Bernard, king of Italy, against Louis the Pious Births Deaths May 26 - Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam Categories: 818 ...
Lothar (in older English texts, sometimes Lothair) (795 - March 2, 855), Holy Roman Emperor, was the eldest son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his wife Irmengarde (Ermengarde), daughter of Ingramm (Ingerman), the Duke of Hesbaye. ...
Events Bishop Theodulf of Orléans is deposed and imprisoned after getting involved in a conspiracy of Bernard, king of Italy, against Louis the Pious Births Deaths May 26 - Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam Categories: 818 ...
Events Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons. ...
Louis II, (825 – 875), Holy Roman Emperor (sole ruler 855 – 875), eldest son of the emperor Lothair I, became the designated king of Italy in 839, and taking up his residence in that country was crowned king at Rome by Pope Sergius II on June 15, 844. ...
Events Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons. ...
Events December 29 - Charles the Bald, king of west Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge. ...
Events Louis II succeeds Lothar as western emperor. ...
Charles the Bald - Detail from a painting in the First Bible of Charles the Bald, painted ca. ...
Events December 29 - Charles the Bald, king of west Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge. ...
Events The Danes take Exeter Indravarman II succeeds Jayavarman III as ruler of the Khmer Empire. ...
Carloman (830-880) was the eldest son of Louis the German, king of East Francia (Germany), and Emma, daughter of the count Welf. ...
Events The Danes take Exeter Indravarman II succeeds Jayavarman III as ruler of the Khmer Empire. ...
Events Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll. ...
Charles the Fat in the Grandes Chroniques de France. ...
Events Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll. ...
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. ...
Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ...
Events King Athelstan of England succeeds to the throne. ...
Events Fatimid armies invaded Egypt. ...
Events King Athelstan of England succeeds to the throne. ...
Guy of Spoleto - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
Events End of Strathclyde as a fully independent kingdom. ...
Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. ...
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. ...
Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. ...
Lambert of Spoleto (?–October 15, 898) was a Duke of Spoleto (as Lambert II, 894–898), King of Italy (892–898) and Emperor (894-898). ...
Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. ...
Events Accession of Pope John IX Accession of King Kasyapa IV of Sri Lanka Magyar army headed by Ãlmos besieges Kiev Magyar tribes found state of Szekesfahervar in Hungary Bologna joins Italian Kingdom End of Yodit era in Ethiopia Foundation of Bhaktapur in Nepal Births Deaths Category: ...
Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. ...
Events Accession of Pope John IX Accession of King Kasyapa IV of Sri Lanka Magyar army headed by Ãlmos besieges Kiev Magyar tribes found state of Szekesfahervar in Hungary Bologna joins Italian Kingdom End of Yodit era in Ethiopia Foundation of Bhaktapur in Nepal Births Deaths Category: ...
Arnulf of Carinthia (German Arnulf von Kärnten, Slovenian Arnulf Koroški) (850 – December 8, 899) was one of the last ruling members of the Carolingian house in the Eastern part of the Frankish Kingdom, which had been split in the Treaty of Verdun in 843. ...
Events The Bulgarians, under Simeon I, defeat the Byzantine Empire at Bulgarophygon. ...
Events Edward the Elder becomes King of England. ...
Louis the Blind (c. ...
Events Persian scientist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. ...
Alternate meaning: Area code 905 Events Births Deaths Categories: 905 ...
Events Mesoamerican ballgame court dedicated at Uxmal Kingdom of Taebong established in Korean peninsula Fuzhou city was expanded with construction of a new city wall (Luo City). Births Deaths February 18 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician Categories: 901 ...
Alternate meaning: Area code 905 Events Births Deaths Categories: 905 ...
Rudolf II (died July 11, 937) King of Upper Burgundy ( 912–937), King of Lower Burgundy (Provence) ( 933–937), King of Italy (effective, 922– 926 – claim abandoned 933). ...
Events Births Deaths March 26 - Al-Hallaj, Sufi writer and teacher Categories: 922 ...
Events Jersey was seized by William Longsword, Duke of Normandy . ...
Hugh of Arles was born sometime before 887, the son of Theobald of Arles and of Bertha, illegitimate daughter of Lothar II of Lotharingia. ...
Events King Athelstan of England succeeds to the throne. ...
Events Births Deaths Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, Toltec ruler Categories: 947 ...
Lothar II of Arles was King of Italy from 947 to 950. ...
Events Births Deaths Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, Toltec ruler Categories: 947 ...
Events World Population: 250 Million. ...
Berengar of Ivrea (?-966), sometimes also referred to as Berengar II of Italy was marquess of Ivrea, and later King of Italy. ...
Events World Population: 250 Million. ...
Events Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control Ani made the capital of Armenia by the Bagratid dynasty Haakon I of Norway squashed the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxes sons but was killed in the Battle of Fitje. ...
Kings under the Holy Roman Empire From 962 until 1806, the kingdom of Italy was subsumed into the Holy Roman Empire, and the emperors were also kings of Italy. The one serious independent claimant during this period was Arduin. However, after the reign of Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190), imperial authority in Italy was increasingly challenged by Italian city states and the Emperors had to base their rule on cooperation with some of these states. Emperor Otto I Otto I the Great (November 23, 912 - May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of the Germans and arguably the first Holy Roman Emperor. ...
Events February 2 - Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. ...
Events Edgar of England is crowned king by Saint Dunstan Births September 15 - Al_Biruni, mathematician († 1048) Abu al-Ala al-Maarri, poet Deaths May 7 - Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor Categories: 973 ...
Arduin of Ivrea (b. ...
Events November 13 - English king Ethelred gives order to kill all Danes in England, leading to the St. ...
Events February 14 - Pope Benedict VIII recognizes Henry of Bavaria as King of Germany July 29 - Battle of Kleidion: Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock...
Events February 2 - Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. ...
1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ...
Frederick Barbarossa in a 13th century Chronicle. ...
Events March 4 - Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans Eleanor of Aquitaine has her marriage to Louis VII annulled May 18 - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou Church of Ireland acknowledges Popes authority Almohad Dynasty conquers Algeria Establishment of the archbishopric of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway...
Events March 16 - Massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England prompted by Crusaders and Richard Malebys kill 150-500 Jews in Cliffords Tower June 10 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. ...
Napoleonic era During the Napoleonic period, a Kingdom of Italy was formed in Northern Italy. The flag of the Kingdom of Italy was a rectangular version of the flag of the Italian Republic, with Napoleons emblem on the green field. ...
Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David. ...
1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
The Iron Crown of Lombardy (Corona Ferrea) is both a reliquary and one of the most ancient royal insignia of Europe. ...
Piazza and Duomo di Milano, 1909. ...
May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ...
At the end of Italian unification process, Vittorio Emmanuel II is crowned King of Italy. The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region between Piedmont, Italy, France and French-speaking Switzerland. ...
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Victor Emmanuel II (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia from 1849–1861. ...
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