Garibald was the young son of Grimoald I of Benevento, king of the

Lombards The Lombards () or Longobards () were a Germanic peoples, Germanic people who conquered most of the Italian Peninsula between 568 and 774. The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written betwee ...

, and Theodota, daughter of Aripert I. After his father's death in 671, he reigned briefly for three months until the numerous adherents of

Perctarit Perctarit (also Berthari; died 688) was the first Catholic Church, Catholic king of the Lombards, leading a religiously divided kingdom during the 7th century. He ruled first from 661 to 662, and again from 671 to 688. He is notable for making Cat ...

, his uncle, who had been exiled by Grimoald nine years earlier, besought their candidate to return and elected him, deposing the young king. He was the last Arian king in Europe.

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* Paulus Diaconus, ''

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'' (c. 790). * Oman, Charles. ''The Dark Ages 476-918''.

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, 1914. {{DEFAULTSORT:Garibald 650s births 671 deaths Year of birth uncertain 7th-century Lombard monarchs 7th-century Arian Christians Monarchs deposed as children Medieval child monarchs