Garibald Explained

Garibald
Reign:King of the Lombards
King of Italy
House:Beneventan Dynasty
Father:Grimoald
Mother:a daughter of Aripert I
Religion:Arian
Predecessor1:Grimoald
Successor1:Perctarit
Birth Date: 655

Garibald was the young son of Grimoald I of Benevento, king of the Lombards, and Theodota, daughter of Aripert I. After his father's death in 671, he reigned briefly for three months until the numerous adherents of Perctarit, his uncle, who had been exiled by Grimoald nine years earlier, besought their candidate to return and elected him, deposing the young king. He was the last Arian king in Europe.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: German Tribes org Lombard Kings. GermanTribes.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20100718043340/http://www.germantribes.org/tribes/Lombards/Lombard%20Rulers/kingsline.htm. 2010-07-18. 2010-07-18.
  2. Web site: GARIBALDO, re dei Longobardi . treccani.it . treccani.it . 2 January 2021.