Aistulf
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Aistulf
Aistulf (749 - d.756) was the
duke of Friuli
from 744, king of
Lombards
from 749, and
duke of Spoleto
from
751
. His father was the
Duke Pemmo
. After his brother
Ratchis
became king, Aistulf succeeded him in Friuli. He succeeded him later as king when Ratchis abdicated to a monastery. Aistulf continued the policy of expansion and raids against the
papacy
and the
Byzantine
exarchate of Ravenna
. In 751, he captured
Ravenna
itself and even threatened
Rome
, claiming a
capitation tax
.
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