Helmichis

Also known as Helmechis (?), Elmichis

thumb|300px|Helmichis discovering himself to Rosamund from Anna Kingsford's publication Rosamunda The Princess (1875)

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of death: Ravenna
Spouse: Rosamund
Occupation: courtier
Image: Helmichis.jpg

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time period: Early Middle Ages
date of death: 0572-00-00
cause of death: intoxication
manner of death: homicide
date of birth: 0600-00-00
Commons category: Helmichis
ethnic group: Lombards

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thumb|300px|Helmichis discovering himself to Rosamund from Anna Kingsford's publication Rosamunda The Princess (1875)

Helmichis (fl. 572) was a Lombard noble who killed his king, Alboin, in 572 and unsuccessfully attempted to usurp his throne. Alboin's queen, Rosamund, supported or at least did not oppose Helmichis' plan to remove the king, and after the assassination Helmichis married her. The assassination was assisted by Peredeo, the king's chamber-guard, who in some sources becomes the material executer of the murder. Helmichis is first mentioned by the contemporary chronicler Marius of Avenches, but the most detailed account of his endeavours derives from Paul the Deacon's late 8th-century Historia Langobardorum.

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