Kingdom of the Lombards
Also known as Regnum Langobardorum, Lombard Kingdom
Germanic successor state to the Western Roman Empire established by the Lombards, a Germanic people, on the Italian Peninsula (568–774)
Key facts
- Capital
- Cividale del Friuli (568–572) , Pavia (572–774)
- Official languages
- Medieval Latin
- Common languages
- Vulgar Latin , Lombardic
- Religion
- Christianity Arianism (official until 653) Chalcedonian Christianity (common; official after 653) Germanic paganism (rural nobles until about 760)
- Government
- Feudal elective monarchy
- 565 572
- Alboin (first)
- 756 774
- Desiderius (last)
- Historical era
- Middle Ages
- Currency
- Tremissis
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Regnum Langobardorum
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Medieval
Italy in the Middle Ages