Authari
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Authari was king of the Lombards from 584 to his death. He was considered the first Lombard king to have adopted some level of Romanitas and introduced policies that led to drastic changes, particular
Woodcut vignette of Authari in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
Garibald I of Bavaria
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Garibald I was Duke of Bavaria from 555 until 591.
Authari
…the invaders near Salurn. Not only was Euin able to score victory, but he also strengthened the Lombards' regional ties by marrying the daughter of Garibald I, duke of Bavaria in 578. Under pressure from the Franks, who—under Byzantine employ—invaded Italy again in 584, the Lombards elected Duke Authari as…
Non-contemporary engraving of Garibald I