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42°44′N 12°44′E / 42.733°N 12.733°E / 42.733; 12.733

Duchy of Spoleto
Ducatus Spolitanorum (Latin)
Ducato di Spoleto (Italian)
570–1201
The Duchy of Spoleto shown within Italy in 1000
The Duchy of Spoleto shown
within Italy in 1000
StatusVassal state of the Kingdom of the Lombards
(570-774)
Imperial fief
(776-1201)
CapitalSpoleto
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Spoleto established by the Kingdom of the Lombards
570
• Charlemagne conquers the Lombards and grants the duchy to the Church
774-776
• Duchy resurrected as a Frankish margraviate
842
• Berengar diminishes the size of the Duchy
949
• Investiture Controversy
1075–1122
• Emperor Otto IV grants the duchy to the Papal States
1201
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Spoleto Kingdom of the Lombards
Papal States Papal States
Kingdom of Sicily Sicily
Today part ofItaly

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.

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