Duchy of Spoleto
Medieval duchy in central Italy, circa 570-1201 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Quick Facts Ducatus Spolitanorum (Latin) Ducato di Spoleto (Italian), Status ...
Duchy of Spoleto | |||||||||||
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570–1201 | |||||||||||
Status | Vassal state of the Kingdom of the Lombards (570-774) Imperial fief (776-1201) | ||||||||||
Capital | Spoleto | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Spoleto established by the Kingdom of the Lombards | 570 | ||||||||||
774-776 | |||||||||||
842 | |||||||||||
• Berengar diminishes the size of the Duchy | 949 | ||||||||||
• Investiture Controversy | 1075–1122 | ||||||||||
1201 | |||||||||||
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Today part of | Italy |
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The Duchy of Spoleto (Italian: Ducato di Spoleto, Latin: Ducatus Spolitanorum) was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in central Italy by the Lombard dux Faroald. Its capital was the city of Spoleto.