Agilulf
Agilulf (or Agilulphe or Agholphe ) future King lombard of Italy.
Wire of the duke lombard of Turin Ansvald, he is proclaimed king with Milan in May 591, succeeding the king Authari of which he marries the widow according to the habit lombarde, the catholic queen Théodelinde. Its long reign was marked by a truce with the Papauté in 598, putting temporarily fine at 30 years of terror lombarde. It consolidates its capacity and the domination lombarde in its kingdom, maintains positive ratios with the Francs and the Bajuvares, combat vainly the Avars and the tribes Slavic and signs a truce with the Byzantine emperor Maurice (598). In 603, certainly influenced by his wife, it gives up the arianism lombard and converted with the line of Christianity related to the Concile of Nicée, making baptize their young person wire Adaloald. The same year, the Byzantine emperor Phocas recognizes his capacity.
Agilulf, on the council of its queen, proves to be the guard of Colomban de Luxeuil before it passes. Itself dies after more than 25 years of reign, in the year 616, indicating adolescent Adaloald still like successor.
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