Ducatus Spolitanorum(Latin) Ducato di Spoleto(Italian)
570–1201
The Duchy of Spoleto shown within Italy in 1000
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
• 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
Kingdom of the Lombards
Papal States
Kingdom of Sicily
Today part of
Italy
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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