Agilulf
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Agilulf (c. 555 – April 616), also known as the Thuringian, was a Duke of Turin and king of the Lombards from 591 until his death. A relative of his predecessor Authari, Agilulf was of Thuringian origin and belonged to the Anawas clan.
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Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Agilulf
- Monarch.title
- King of the Lombards
- Monarch.image
- Nuremberg chronicles f 150r 3.jpg
- Monarch.caption
- Woodcut vignette of Agilulf in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
- Monarch.reign
- 590–616
- Monarch.predecessor
- Authari
- Monarch.successor
- Adaloald
- Monarch.spouse
- Theodelinda
- Monarch.issue
- AdaloaldGundeberga
- Monarch.birth_date
- 555
- Monarch.death_date
- April 616
- Monarch.death_place
- Milan, NeustriaLombard Kingdom
- Monarch.religion
- Arianism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Milan
- Father
- Authari
- Mother
- Theodelinda
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- King of Lombards
- Image
- Nuremberg chronicles f 150r 3.jpg
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- Agilulf
- date of death
- 0616-00-00
- present in work
- The Decameron
- date of birth
- 0501-00-00
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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Agilulf (c. 555 – April 616), also known as the Thuringian, was a Duke of Turin and king of the Lombards from 591 until his death. A relative of his predecessor Authari, Agilulf was of Thuringian origin and belonged to the Anawas clan.
He is sometimes referred to as dux Turingorum de Taurinis, suggesting that he was a prominent leader among the Thuringians who had joined the Lombards following the fall of their kingdom to the Franks in 531.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agilulf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.