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Alboin
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Alboin (530s – 28 June 572) was king of the Lombards from about 560 until 572. During his reign the Lombards ended their migrations by settling in Italy, the northern part of which Alboin conquered between 569 and 572. He had a lasting effect on Italy and the Pannonian Basin; in the former, his invasion marked the beginning of centuries of Lombard rule, and in the latter, his defeat of the Gepids and his departure from Pannonia ended the dominance there of the Germanic peoples.
Key facts
- Monarch.image
- Nuremberg chronicles f 147v 1.jpg
- Monarch.spouse
- Chlothsind Rosamund
- Monarch.name
- Alboin
- Monarch.title
- King of the Lombards
- Monarch.caption
- Woodcut vignette of Alboin in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
- Monarch.reign
- 560/565 – 572
- Monarch.predecessor
- Audoin
- Monarch.successor
- Cleph
- Monarch.issue
- Albsuinda
- Monarch.royal house
- Gausi
- Monarch.father
- Audoin
- Monarch.mother
- Rodelinda
- Monarch.birth_date
- 530s
- Monarch.birth_place
- Pannonia
- Monarch.death_date
- 28 June 572
- Monarch.death_place
- Verona, Kingdom of the Lombards
- Monarch.religion
- Arianism
- Monarch.burial_place
- Verona, Italy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Verona
- Spouse
- Rosamund
- Child
- Albsuinda
- Father
- Audoin
- Mother
- Rodelinde
- Sibling
- Grasulf I of Friuli
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- King of Lombards
- Languages spoken
- Lombardic
- Religion
- Arianism
- Family
- Gausian dynasty
- Image
- Nuremberg chronicles f 147v 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alboin
- date of death
- 0572-06-28
- date of birth
- 0526-00-00
- place of burial
- Verona
- manner of death
- homicide
- different from
- Alboin of Spoleto
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Father's rule
- Reign in Pannonia
- Preparations and departure from Pannonia
- March to Italy
- Invasion of Italy
- Foundation of the Duchy of Friuli
- Conquest of Milan
- Impact of the migration on Annonarian Italy
- Siege of Ticinum
- Assassination
- Earliest narratives
- Skull cup
- Death
- Aftermath
- Cultural references
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Alboin (530s – 28 June 572) was king of the Lombards from about 560 until 572. During his reign the Lombards ended their migrations by settling in Italy, the northern part of which Alboin conquered between 569 and 572. He had a lasting effect on Italy and the Pannonian Basin; in the former, his invasion marked the beginning of centuries of Lombard rule, and in the latter, his defeat of the Gepids and his departure from Pannonia ended the dominance there of the Germanic peoples.
The period of Alboin's reign as king in Pannonia following the death of his father, Audoin, was one of confrontation and conflict between the Lombards and their main neighbours, the Gepids. The Gepids initially gained the upper hand, but in 567, thanks to his alliance with the Avars, Alboin inflicted a decisive defeat on his enemies, whose lands the Avars subsequently occupied. The increasing power of his new neighbours caused Alboin some unease however, and he therefore decided to leave Pannonia for Italy, hoping to take advantage of the Byzantine Empire's vulnerability in defending its territory in the wake of the Gothic War.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alboin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.