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Langobardia Major was the name that, in the Early Middle Ages, was given to the domains of the Kingdom of the Lombards, Lombard Kingdom in Northern Italy. It comprised Lombardy proper with its capital Pavia, the Duchies of Duchy of Friuli, Friuli and Duchy of Tridentum, Trent as well as the Tuscany region. In the south, it was bordered by the Patrimonium Sancti Petri, which would become the Papal States following the 754 Donation of Pepin, stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic Sea. The Lombard territories further to the south were called Langobardia Minor, consisting of the Duchies of Duchy of Spoleto, Spoleto and Duchy of Benevento, Benevento.
Langobardia Major was internally divided into eastern Austria (Lombard), Austria, western Neustria (Lombard), Neustria and Tuscany. After the domains had been conquered by Charlemagne at the 774 Siege of Pavia (773–774), Siege of Pavia, they became part of the Carolingian Empire.
History of Lombardy History of Tuscany Kingdom of the Lombards {{Italy-hist-stub
Langobardia Major was the name that, in the Early Middle Ages, was given to the domains of the Kingdom of the Lombards, Lombard Kingdom in Northern Italy. It comprised Lombardy proper with its capital Pavia, the Duchies of Duchy of Friuli, Friuli and Duchy of Tridentum, Trent as well as the Tuscany region. In the south, it was bordered by the Patrimonium Sancti Petri, which would become the Papal States following the 754 Donation of Pepin, stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic Sea. The Lombard territories further to the south were called Langobardia Minor, consisting of the Duchies of Duchy of Spoleto, Spoleto and Duchy of Benevento, Benevento.
Langobardia Major was internally divided into eastern Austria (Lombard), Austria, western Neustria (Lombard), Neustria and Tuscany. After the domains had been conquered by Charlemagne at the 774 Siege of Pavia (773–774), Siege of Pavia, they became part of the Carolingian Empire.
History of Lombardy History of Tuscany Kingdom of the Lombards {{Italy-hist-stub