Neustria (Italy)
Neustria was, according to the
. The partition had not only been territorial, but also implied significant cultural and political differences.Territory
The Neustria included the
duchies
of the north-western Lombard Kingdom. Among them a prominent role was played by:
- Duchy of Pavia (home of the Lombard royal court)
- Duchy of Asti
- Duchy of Turin
History
The duchies of Neustria were long the most loyal to the
Catholicism smoothed the opposition between Austria and Neustria, thanks to a revived expansion at the expense of the Byzantine Empire with the Catholic and Neustrian Liutprand
(king from 712).
After the fall of the Lombard kingdom in 774, the Langobardia Maior fell entirely under the dominion of the Franks. Its political-administrative structure was not disrupted, however, instead of the dukes, Frank but also Lombard counts were settled.
References
Bibliography
Primary sources
- Origo gentis Langobardorum, ed. Georg Waitz in Monumenta Germaniae HistoricaSS rer. Lang.
- Historia Langobardorum(Storia dei Longobardi, cura e commento di Lidia Capo, Lorenzo Valla/Mondadori, Milan 1992).
Historiographic literature
- Lidia Capo. Comment to ISBN 88-04-33010-4.
- ISBN 88-06-13658-5.
- Rovagnati, Sergio (2003). I Longobardi (in Italian). Milano: Xenia. ISBN 88-7273-484-3.
See also
- Langobardia Major
- Langobardia Minor
- Austria (Lombard)
- Lombard Kingdom