Grimoald I (c. 610 - 671) was duke of Benevento (651-662) and king of the Lombards (662-671). Born probably before 610 to Duke Gisulf II of Friuli and the Bavarian princess Ramhilde, daughter of Duke Garibald I of Bavaria, he succeeded his brother Radoald (646-651) as duke of Benevento. Before that, he was, along with Radoald, a regent for their mentally incapable adoptive brother Aiulf I from 642 to Radoald's succession. He married the princess Theodota, daughter of King Aripert I.

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  • Grimoald I (c. 610 - 671) was duke of Benevento (651-662) and king of the Lombards (662-671). Born probably before 610 to Duke Gisulf II of Friuli and the Bavarian princess Ramhilde, daughter of Duke Garibald I of Bavaria, he succeeded his brother Radoald (646-651) as duke of Benevento. Before that, he was, along with Radoald, a regent for their mentally incapable adoptive brother Aiulf I from 642 to Radoald's succession. He married the princess Theodota, daughter of King Aripert I. Their son was Garibald. In 662, after being called to assist King Godepert in a war with his brother King Perctarit, Grimoald gave Benevento to his eldest son Romuald (662-677) and, removing the fraternal impediments to his kingship with the aid of Duke Garibald of Turin, assassinated Godepert and forced Perctarit to flee. He sent Perctarit's wife and son to Benevento and took over the kingship of the Lombards. It was then that he promptly married Godepert's sister in order to relate himself to the Bavarian Dynasty of Theodelinda. His martial prowess and skill in the field of battle secured his victory in many border wars. He led his armies to victory personally against the Byzantines under Emperor Constans II at the siege of Benevento, where they had been besieging the young Romuald, who betrothed his sister Gisa to Constans. Romuald then took Taranto and Brindisi, much limiting the Byzantine influence in the region during the rebellion of Mezecius in Sicily, which had distracted the Byzantines after Constans death. Grimoald himself took Forlì, in the north, from the Greeks and razed Oderzo (but did not take it), where his brothers had been murdered years before. His capture of Forlì was shameful, however, for he took it on Easter Day, slaughtering worshippers during the festivities. While he was combatting the Byzantines in the Mezzogiorno, he left Duke Lupus of Friuli as regent in the north. Lupus usurped all authority and rebelled, though he was crushed and with the help of the Avars his duchy despoiled and devastated. Grimoald tracked down Lupus' aspiring son Arnefrit, and his Slav allies, and defeated him at Nimis. Arnefrit died in battle. Grimoald placed Wechthari, a stalwart enemy of the Slavs, in Friuli. Grimoald defeated the Franks who invaded during the infancy of Chlothar III. Grimoald had allied with Perctarit, at Asti and the Avars, of whom he had been a hostage in his youth. He saved the northeast of Italy by defeating the Slav tribes and maintained internal order by suppressing the baronial revolts and autonomy of the duchies of Friuli and of Spoleto, where he installed Thrasimund. In his religion he remained Arian despite his marriage to a Catholic and he was aloof of the Papacy. However, he perceived Saint Michael — whose cult was spreading strongly from Monte Gargano— as the warrior-protector of the Lombard nation. He died in 671 after concluding a treaty with the Franks and was succeeded by Perctarit, whom he had exiled. He was a popular ruler, known as much for the kingly virtues of generosity and mercy as for his ferocity and ruthlessness in war. His son Romuald was left in Benevento, which once again drifted away from central authority, and his son Garibald was not elected to succeed him on account of his youth and was deposed by the adherents of Perctarit's cause in three months time.
  • Grimoald war König der Langobarden in den Jahren 662 bis 671. Grimoald war ursprünglich Herzog von Benevent, wo er seit 651 als Nachfolger seines Bruders Raduald regierte. Godepert, der gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Perctarit als König der Langobarden herrschte, suchte die Unterstützung Grimoalds gegen Perctarit und gab ihm seine Schwester zur Frau. Grimoald selbst allerdings plante, das Königtum selbst an sich zu reißen und sah in der Heirat eine willkommene Legitimierung seines Anspruchs. Er übergab sein Herzogtum seinem Sohn Romuald und marschierte 662 in die Lombardei, erstach Godepert, während Perctarit ins Exil zu den Awaren flüchtete. Eine Volksversammlung bestätigte Grimoald als König. Dennoch machte sich Widerstand breit; in Asti und Turin formierten sich die Anhänger der abgesetzten Dynastie und nahmen Kontakt zum Frankenreich auf. Unterdessen drohte Grimoald den Awaren mit Krieg, sollten sie Perctarit nicht ausliefern; dieser kehrte daraufhin nach Italien zurück und erhielt vom König eine Abfindung und ein stattliches Haus, doch blieb er als Thronprätendent eine Gefahr. Offenbar plante Grimoald seine Ermordung, jedenfalls floh er erneut, diesmal zu den Franken. Eine militärische Intervention des Frankenreiches zugunsten der Agilolfinger scheiterte allerdings. Grimoald starb betagt 671 an den Folgen eines Aderlasses; es folgte ein kurzes Intermezzo, als Garibald, Grimoalds Sohn, zum König erhoben wurde, doch bereits drei Monate später gelangt Perctarit ein zweites Mal auf den Thron.
  • Grimoald I de Bénévent est un duc de Bénévent devenu roi des Lombards.
  • Грімоальд, герцог Беневентський, король лангобардів. Син герцога Фріульського Гізульфа II та баварської принцеси Рамгільди, дочки герцога Баварського Гарібальда I, спадкував своєму братові Радоальду. Перед цим разом з Радоальдом був регентом свого слабоумного зведеного брата Аюльфа I. Одружився на принцесі Феодоті, дочці короля лангобардів Аріперта I, з якою мав сина Гарібальда. У 662 отримав запрошення тогочасного короля лангобардів Годеперта допомогти у війні з його братом Перктарітом, проте порушив домовленість, убив Годеперта та захопив владу у всьому королівстві, вигнавши Перктаріта. Тримав у полоні в Беневенто дружину Перктаріта та його сина. Був успішним у багатьох прикордонних боях з візантійцями. Переміг франків, які напали, коли їх король Хлотар III був ще неповнолітнім. Сповідував аріанство та не визнавав владу папи Римського. Шанував святого Михайла, як воїна - захисника лангобардського народу.
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  • Grimoald I (c. 610 - 671) was duke of Benevento (651-662) and king of the Lombards (662-671). Born probably before 610 to Duke Gisulf II of Friuli and the Bavarian princess Ramhilde, daughter of Duke Garibald I of Bavaria, he succeeded his brother Radoald (646-651) as duke of Benevento. Before that, he was, along with Radoald, a regent for their mentally incapable adoptive brother Aiulf I from 642 to Radoald's succession. He married the princess Theodota, daughter of King Aripert I.
  • Grimoald war König der Langobarden in den Jahren 662 bis 671. Grimoald war ursprünglich Herzog von Benevent, wo er seit 651 als Nachfolger seines Bruders Raduald regierte. Godepert, der gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Perctarit als König der Langobarden herrschte, suchte die Unterstützung Grimoalds gegen Perctarit und gab ihm seine Schwester zur Frau. Grimoald selbst allerdings plante, das Königtum selbst an sich zu reißen und sah in der Heirat eine willkommene Legitimierung seines Anspruchs.
  • Grimoald I de Bénévent est un duc de Bénévent devenu roi des Lombards.
  • Грімоальд, герцог Беневентський, король лангобардів. Син герцога Фріульського Гізульфа II та баварської принцеси Рамгільди, дочки герцога Баварського Гарібальда I, спадкував своєму братові Радоальду.
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  • Grimoald I of Benevento
  • Grimoald (Langobarde)
  • Grimoald Ier de Bénévent
  • Grimoaldo
  • Грімоальд I Беневентський
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