Lambert Of Spoleto
Holy Roman emperor
Also known as: Lambert di Spoleto
Lambert Of Spoleto (died Oct. 15, 898, Marengo, Lombardy [Italy]) was the duke of Spoleto, king of Italy, and Holy Roman emperor (892–898) during the turbulent late Carolingian Age. He was one of many claimants to the imperial title. Crowned coemperor with his father, Guy of Spoleto, at a ceremony in Ravenna in 892, Lambert ruled alone after his father’s death in 894. The following year Arnulf of Carinthia, king of Germany, invaded Italy and...