LIUTPRAND

lēootˈprănd, d. 744, king of the Lombards (712–44). Under his rule the Lombard kingdom of Italy reached its zenith. The first Christian Lombard ruler, Liutprand strongly favored Roman law and institutions. His legislation anticipated the reforms of Charlemagne by protecting his subjects from denial of justice through special envoys authorized to administer justice and redress grievances. He curbed the powers of the local dukes and bishops, thus creating a centralized state, and he obtained the submission of the duchies of Spoleto and Benevento. In the north, he expanded his dominions at the expense of Bavaria. Liutprand died after attempting to bring Ravenna, which was under Byzantine rule, into his domain. After the brief reigns of Liutprand's nephew Hildeprand and of Ratchis, duke of Friuli, Liutprand's brother Aistulf acceded (749) and took Ravenna in 751.

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The Lombard Laws
Book by Katherine Fischer Drew; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1973
Subjects: Law, Lombard, Law, Medieval
...Burgundionum , 12 Lex Romana Visigothorum , xiii Liutprand, 17 -18, 21, 24 livello. Liutprand 92 , n. 10 lord dominus , 28 , 30; Rothair...258 , 261 , 269 - 275 ; Grimwald 1 , 3, 9; Liutprand 44 , 50 - 53 , 55, 64 , 66 , 68 - 69 , 84...
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The Rise of the Medieval World, 500-1300: A Biographical Dictionary
Book by Jana K. Schulman; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Biography--Middle Ages, 500-1500--Dictionaries, Civilization, Medieval--Dictionaries, Europe--History--476-1492--Biography--Dictionaries
...Saxon ruler of Germany, Otto I. In 961, Otto, accompanied by Liutprand, brought an army into Italy, overthrew Berengar, and made Liutprand bishop of Cremona. As such, Liutprand served his master who became emperor in 962 in many capacities...
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Humour, History and Politics in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Book by Guy Halsall; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: Aliens In Literature, Civilization, Medieval--Humor, Classical Wit And Humor, Europe--History--476-1492, Europe--Social Conditions--To 1492, Laughter In Literature
Surely it is possible that Liutprand is here taking a swipe at Willas...because it was too small? Perhaps Liutprand is telling us that he and his aris...others in Liutprands Relatio. 37 Liutprand jokes elsewhere about men. In the...
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Ravenna: A Study
Book by Edward Hutton; J.M. Dent, 1913
Subjects: Architecture--Italy--Ravenna, Ravenna (Italy)--History
...Lombards. He attempted to bribe both Liutprand and the dukes. At first he was unsuccessful...presently they began to listen to him. Liutprand certainly hoped to make himself king...representative in Italy. When the pope saw Liutprand march southward with the exarch he must...
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St. Augustine's Bones: A Microhistory
Book by Harold Samuel Stone; University of Massachusetts Press, 2002
Subjects: Augustine--Saint, Bishop Of Hippo--Relics--Italy--Pavia--History--17th Century
...Translation do not make it clear why Liutprand selected Pavia to be AugustineS home...his mother had died in Ostia. Perhaps Liutprand sought to discipline or even to humble...complex mix of diplomacy and warfare that Liutprand used to expand his kingdom in his dealings...
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Past Presents: New Year's Gifts at the Valois Courts, Ca. 1400
Journal article by Brigitte Buettner; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001
Subjects: Gifts, Holidays & special occasions, Middle Ages, Society
...one amounted not merely to displaying rude manners but actually to breaking the social contract. The Lombard Edict of King Liutprand (d. 744), for instance, succinctly stipulated that "gifts which are made without a return gift flaunigild or without...


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Scissors or Swords?
Magazine article by Simon Coates; History Today, Vol. 49, May 1999
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval--Social aspects, Hairstyles--Social aspects
...the cut. In the late 730s, the Carolingian Mayor of the Palace, Charles Martel, sent his son Pippin to the Lombard King Liutprand in order that the King might cut the boys hair and hence become as a father to him. The importance of such fictive kindred...
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Charlemagne in Italy
Magazine article by Ross Balzaretti; History Today, Vol. 46, February 1996
Subjects: Charlemagne--Conduct of life, Italy--History, Kings and rulers--Conduct of life, Lombardy, Italy--History
...wrote histories and poems for Charles. But he shied away from continuing his history of the Lombards beyond the death of King Liutprand in 744, perhaps because he did not want to relate the defeat of his people. This was left to his various continuators...


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Liutprand
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LIUTPRAND leoot prand, d. 744, king of the Lombards...The first Christian Lombard ruler, Liutprand strongly favored Roman law and institutions...dominions at the expense of Bavaria. Liutprand died after attempting to bring Ravenna...
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Lombards
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Catholic bishops emerged as chief magistrates in the cities. Lombard law combined Germanic and Roman traditions. King Liutprand (712 44) consolidated the kingdom through his legislation and reduced Spoleto and Benevento to vassalage. One of his successors...


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