Duchy of Spoleto
Coordinates: 42°44′N 12°44′E / 42.733°N 12.733°E
The Duchy of Spoleto (Latin: Ducatus Spolitanorum) was a Lombard territory. It was founded in about 570. It is in central Italy. Its capital city was Spoleto.
Duchy of Spoleto Ducatus Spolitanorum (Latin) | |||||||||||
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| 570–1201 | |||||||||||
 The Duchy of Spoleto shown within Italy in 1000 | |||||||||||
| Status | Vassal state of the Kingdom of the Lombards (570–774) Imperial fief (776–1201) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Spoleto | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• | 570 | ||||||||||
• Charlemagne conquers the Lombards and grants the duchy to the Church | 774-776 | ||||||||||
• Duchy resurrected as a Frankish margraviate | 842 | ||||||||||
• Berengar diminishes the size of the Duchy | 949 | ||||||||||
• Investiture Controversy | 1075–1122 | ||||||||||
• | 1201 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy | ||||||||||
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Duchy Of Spoleto Media
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Citations
References
- Klieger, P. Christiaan (2012-11-29). The Microstates of Europe: Designer Nations in a Post-Modern World. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739174272.
- McKitterick, Rosamond (1995-09-14). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 2, C.700-c.900. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521362924.
- The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: Sigonio - Steam-Vessel. Knight. 1842.
Other websites
- The History Files: Lombard Dukes of Spoleto.
- Spoleto on the Catholic Encyclopedia, showing a somewhat different list of dukes, working no doubt from the Liber Pontificalis