Godepert
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| Godepert | |
|---|---|
King of the Lombards | |
| Reign | 661 - 662 |
| Predecessor | Aripert I |
| Successor | Grimoald |
| Co-Monarch | Perctarit |
| Died | 662 Pavia |
| Dynasty | Bavarian dynasty |
| Father | Aripert I |
| Religion | Arian |
Godepert (also Gundipert, Godebert, Godipert, Godpert, Gotebert, Gotbert, Gotpert, Gosbert, or Gottbert) was king of the
Grimoald I of Benevento, who assassinated him in his Pavian palace, the Reggia.[1] Godepert's son Raginpert managed to escape and would later rule, but first, Grimoald would seize the throne. He was buried in the Basilica of Santissimo Salvatore in Pavia.[2]
References
- ^ Hodgkin, Thomas. Italy and Her Invaders: The Lombard kingdom, 600-744, Clarendon Press, 1895, p. 243
- ^ 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.