Gregory of Benevento

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Gregory (died 739/740) was a nephew of King Liutprand of the Lombards, who appointed him Duke of Benevento in 733^[1] or thereabouts after removing both the usurper Audelais and the minor Gisulf II. He governed the "people of the Samnites," as Paul the Deacon calls the Beneventans, for seven years.

He was married to Giselperga.

Sources

Paul the Deacon. Historia Langobardorum. Available at Northvegr.

Notes

↑ The Lexikon is riddled with errors in its account of this duke. It places his succession in 724, which is certainly false, and it gives his death as 741, which is more plausible.

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Audelais

Duke of Benevento
733–740

Succeeded by

Godescalc

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[1] The Lexikon is riddled with errors in its account of this duke. It places his succession in 724, which is certainly false, and it gives his death as 741, which is more plausible.

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