No Lombard king ever had obtained similar results in wars with other powers on the Italian territory.

Arriving at the gates and seeing armed troops manning the walls, the Lombard king asked to speak to the Pope, who came out to him.

Arioald was the Lombard king of Italy from 626 to 636.

Victorious, he forced the Lombard king to return property seized from the Church.

Later it was seat of a gastaldate under the Lombard kings.

They took their dynastic name from Lethuc, the first known Lombard king.

The first dukes were appointed by the Lombard king, but they were independent in practice.

The iron crown, used so long for the coronation of the Lombard kings, had been brought out for the occasion.

He was repeatedly exiled by the Lombard kings.

The Lombard kings were usually drawn from the duke pool when the title was not hereditary.