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Also known as Desiderius von Tuscien, Flavius Desiderius

Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Desiderius is remembered for this connection to Charlemagne and for being the last Lombard ruler to exercise regional kingship.

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Desiderius was a male sovereign who held the noble titles of Duke of Spoleto and King of Lombards. Born in Brescia in 710, he was a Catholic who spoke Latin. He was married to Ansa, Queen of the Lombards, and their children included Anselperga, Adelperga, Liutperga, and Desiderata of the Lombards. Desiderius also founded Abbadia Lariana.

He died on January 1, 0786, in either Liège or Corbie. His life and works have been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Person · Open Library

Born
28 October 1466
Died
12 July 1536
Works
2152

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Listeners
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Total plays
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Key facts

Royalty.type
monarch
Royalty.name
Desiderius
Royalty.succession
King of the Lombards
Royalty.image
Tremisse di Re Desiderio, Dominio Longobardo.jpg
Royalty.caption
A gold tremissis of Desiderius minted at Lucca
Royalty.reign
756–774
Royalty.predecessor
Aistulf
Royalty.successor
Charlemagne
Royalty.house
Lombardy
Royalty.spouse
Ansa
Royalty.issue
DesiderataAnselpergaAdelpergaLiutpergaAdelchis
Royalty.birth_date
720 AD
Royalty.death_date
786 AD (aged 65–66)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Desiderius
Gender
male
Place of birth
Brescia
Place of death
Corbie
Occupation
sovereign
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
Catholicism
Noble title
King of Lombards
Founded by
Abbadia Lariana
Image
FLAVIO DESIDERIO DE PLATONI, REY DE ITALIA.jpg
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Commons category
Desiderius
date of death
0786-01-01
name in native language
Desiderius
date of birth
0710-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Rise to power
  • Appointing Antipope Philip
  • Carolingian Intervention
  • Family
  • Legacy
  • References
  • Notes
  • Citations
  • Bibliography

Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Desiderius is remembered for this connection to Charlemagne and for being the last Lombard ruler to exercise regional kingship.

==Rise to power== Born in Brescia, Desiderius was originally a royal officer, the dux of Tuscia and he became king after the death of Aistulf in 756. At that time, Aistulf's predecessor, Ratchis, left his monastic retreat of Montecassino and tried to seize the kingdom, but Desiderius put his revolt down quickly with the support of Pope Stephen II. At his coronation, Desiderius promised to restore many lost papal towns to the Holy See and even enlarge the Papal State.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Desiderius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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