Rodoald

Rodoald (or Rodwald) was a Lombard king of Italy, who succeeded his father Rothari on the throne in 652. He was said to be lecherous and he was assassinated after a reign of just six months in 653 by the husband of one of his lovers. Aripert, a rival claimant was elected with the support of the Catholic Church, which opposed the Arian monarchy.

External links

• Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards, Book 4, translated by William Dudley Foulke, 1907. See chapter XLVIII for Rodoald’s reign.

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