Audoin

king of the Lombards

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Audoin was the king of the Lombards, a Germanic people who ruled in Italy from 568 to 774 CE. He began a new royal dynasty around 546 CE. Under his leadership, the Lombards adapted their tribal organization to the military system of the time, with a hierarchy of commanders leading warrior bands. Audoin's successor, Alboin, eventually destroyed the Gepidae tribe around 567 CE, paving the way for the Lombard migration into Italy. Waccho, another Lombard king who ruled before the invasion of Italy, had a son who died during the regency of Audoin.12

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…royal dynasty was begun by Audoin. At that time, it seems, the Lombards began to adapt their tribal organization and institutions to the imperial military system of the period, in which a hierarchy of dukes, counts, and others commanded warrior bands formed from related families or kin groups. For two…
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…royal dynasty was begun by Audoin. At that time, it seems, the Lombards began to adapt their tribal organization and institutions to the imperial military system of the period, in which a hierarchy of dukes, counts, and others commanded warrior bands formed from related families or kin groups. For two…
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