Grasulf II of Friuli
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Grasulf II, son of Duke Gisulf I
, was the Duke of Friuli
after the assassination of his nephews, Tasso
and Kakko
, in Oderzo
in 616 or 617. His other nephews, Radoald
and Grimoald
, left Friuli for the Duchy of Benevento
because they did not wish to live under Grasulf. Nothing more is known about Grasulf and the date of his death is uncertain. He died at Cividale.
Gisulf I of Friuli
Gisulf I was probably the first duke of Friuli , a nephew of Alboin, first king of the Lombards in Italy. Alboin appointed him duke around 569 after the Lombard conquest of the region, though some scholars believe he appointed Gisulf's father, his brother, Grasulf, duke.Before this, Gisulf had been...
, was the Duke of Friuli
Duke of Friuli
The dukes and margraves of Friuli were the rulers of the Duchy and March of Friuli in the Middle Ages.The dates given below, when contentious, are discussed in the articles of the respective dukes.-Lombard dukes:* 568–c.584 Grasulf I...
after the assassination of his nephews, Tasso
Tasso of Friuli
Tasso was the joint Duke of Friuli with his younger brother Kakko from their father's death to their own. Their father was Gisulf II. In or around 611, Gisulf was killed fending off an Avar invasion....
and Kakko
Kakko of Friuli
Kakko was the joint duke of Friuli with his elder brother Tasso from their father's death to their own. Their father was Gisulf II...
, in Oderzo
Oderzo
Oderzo is a town and comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy.It lies in the heart of the Venetian plain, about 66 km to the northeast of Venice...
in 616 or 617. His other nephews, Radoald
Radoald of Benevento
Radoald was the duke of Benevento from 646 to his death in 651. His elder brother, Aiulf was mentally unstable and Radoald and their younger brother Grimoald were regents. Radoald and Grimoald were brothers as younger sons of Gisulf II of Friuli...
and Grimoald
Grimoald I of Benevento
Grimoald I was duke of Benevento and king of the Lombards .Born probably before 610 to Duke Gisulf II of Friuli and the Bavarian princess Ramhilde, daughter of Duke Garibald I of Bavaria, he succeeded his brother Radoald as duke of Benevento...
, left Friuli for the Duchy of Benevento
Duchy of Benevento
The Duchy and later Principality of Benevento was the southernmost Lombard duchy in medieval Italy, centred on Benevento, a city central in the Mezzogiorno. Owing to the Ducatus Romanus of the popes, which cut it off from the rest of Lombard Italy, Benevento was from the first practically...
because they did not wish to live under Grasulf. Nothing more is known about Grasulf and the date of his death is uncertain. He died at Cividale.
Sources
- Paul the DeaconPaul the DeaconPaul the Deacon , also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefred, Barnefridus and Cassinensis, , was a Benedictine monk and historian of the Lombards.-Life:...
. Historia Langobardorum. Available at Northvegr.