Cunipert
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| Cunipert | |
|---|---|
King of the Lombards | |
 | |
| Reign | 688–689 689–700 |
| Predecessor | Perctarit (first reign) Alahis (second reign) |
| Successor | Alahis (first reign) Liutpert (second reign) |
| Died | 700 |
| Dynasty | Bavarian dynasty |
| Father | Perctarit |
Cunipert (also Cunibert or Cunincpert) was king of the Lombards from 688 to 700. He succeeded his father Perctarit, though he was associated with the throne from 680.
Life
Soon after his assumption of the sole kingship, Cunipert was ousted by
The only extant record of the rule of Alahis is contained in Book V of Paul the Deacon's Historia Langobardorum. His rule is portrayed as burdensome and tyrannical, and particularly antagonistic to the
Cunipert suppressed other insurrections during his reign, including that of the usurper Duke Ansfrid of Friuli.
He also successfully settled the
He died in 700 and was succeeded by his young son Liutpert, the regent Ansprand, and many rebels. Many wars took place during his reign. He is notably the first Lombard monarch to strike coins in his image. (For his epitaph, see Latin rhythmic hexameter.) He was buried in the Basilica of Santissimo Salvatore in Pavia.[1]
References
- ^ Majocchi, Piero. "The politics of memory of the Lombard monarchy in Pavia, the kingdom's capital". Materializing Memory. Archaeological material culture and the semantics of the past. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
Further reading
- Antonopoulos, Panagiotis. The Reign of Cunincpert: Saga, Reality, Stability and Progress in Lombard Italy at the End of the Seventh Century. Camberley, Surrey: Porphyrogenitus Ltd., 2010.